Celibacy

Here are entered works on the renunciation of marriage because of a religious vow or commitment. Works on the virtue that moderates and regulates the sexual appetite in human beings are entered under [Chastity.]
URI(s)
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85021634
- info:lc/authorities/sh85021634
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/sh85021634#concept
Instance Of
Scheme Membership(s)
- Library of Congress Subject Headings
Collection Membership(s)
Variants
- Clerical celibacy
Broader Terms
- Clergy
- Sexual abstinence--Religious aspects
Exact Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
- http://stitch.cs.vu.nl/vocabularies/rameau/ark:/12148/cb119655329
- http://stitch.cs.vu.nl/vocabularies/rameau/ark:/12148/cb119867795
Closely Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
- http://d-nb.info/gnd/4013650-4
LC Classification
- BV4390
- HQ800.15
General Notes
- Here are entered works on the renunciation of marriage because of a religious vow or commitment. Works on the virtue that moderates and regulates the sexual appetite in human beings are entered under [Chastity.]
Example Notes
- Note under [Chastity]
Change Notes
- 1986-02-11: new
- 1994-05-20: revised

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