holy man
C15222
concept
A holy man is a person regarded as spiritually devout and morally exemplary, often serving as a religious guide, teacher, or ascetic within a faith tradition.
All labels observed (22)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Zen master | 29 |
| holy fool | 4 |
| holy man canonical | 3 |
| Hindu guru | 2 |
| Nayanar saint | 2 |
| Sufi dervish | 2 |
| Zen monk | 2 |
| friar | 2 |
| sannyasi | 2 |
| wisdom teacher | 2 |
| Bohemian priest | 1 |
| Brahmarshi | 1 |
| Egyptian desert father | 1 |
| Mandaean priest | 1 |
| Rastafarian elder | 1 |
| Shaivite poet-saint | 1 |
| folk religious leader | 1 |
| householder devotee | 1 |
| righteous elder | 1 |
| spiritual preceptor | 1 |
| starets | 1 |
| אורח חיים רוחני | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: holy man
Generated description
A holy man is a person regarded as spiritually devout and morally exemplary, often serving as a religious guide, teacher, or ascetic within a faith tradition.
Instances (61)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Ben Sira | wisdom teacher |
| Vishvamitra | Brahmarshi |
| Appar | Nayanar saint |
| Sambandar | Nayanar saint |
| Shams-e Tabrizi | Sufi dervish |
| Vyasatirtha | sannyasi |
| Raghavendra Tirtha | Hindu guru |
| Friar Tuck | friar |
| Innocent Fool (Yurodivy) | holy fool |
| Vasily (Basil) the Blessed | holy fool |
| Caoshan Benji | Zen master |
| Baizhang Huaihai | Zen master |
| Huangbo Xiyun | Zen master |
| Shenxiu | Zen monk |
| Fernando Martins de Bulhões | friar |
| Zhaozhou Congshen | Zen master |
| Dahui Zonggao | Zen master |
| Saint John of Nepomuk | Bohemian priest |
|
Mukan Fumon (Zen master associated with its early history)
surface form:
Mukan Fumon
|
Zen master |
| tarmida | Mandaean priest |
|
Simón in "Simón del desierto"
surface form:
Simón (Simón del desierto)
|
— |
| Sergius of Radonezh | starets |
| Tȟatȟáŋka Íyotake | — |
| Thich Nhat Hanh | Zen master |
| Kesava Bharati | spiritual preceptor |
| Nityananda | Hindu guru |
| the Teacher | wisdom teacher |
| Bhaktivinoda Thakur | householder devotee |
| חיים סגפניים | אורח חיים רוחני |
| Shams of Tabriz | Sufi dervish |
| Vidyāraṇya | sannyasi |
| Mortimo Planno | Rastafarian elder |
| Tran Nhan Tong | Zen master |
| Padre Cícero | folk religious leader |
| Saint Paul the First Hermit | Egyptian desert father |
| Yurodivy | holy fool |
| Innocent | holy fool |
| Trần Nhân Tông | Zen master |
| Sitting Bull | — |
|
the God-receiver
surface form:
Simeon of Jerusalem
|
righteous elder |
| Qingyuan Xingsi | Zen master |
| Shih-t'ou Hsi-ch'ien | Zen master |
| Xiqian | Zen master |
| Tianhuang Daowu | Zen master |
| Yuezhou Qianfeng | Zen master |
| Huanglong Huinan | Zen master |
| Xuefeng Yicun | Zen master |
| Linji | Zen master |
|
Liangjie
surface form:
Dongshan Liangjie
|
Zen master |
| Hyakujō Ekai | Zen master |