religious lineage
C16347
concept
A religious lineage is a historical and spiritual chain of transmission through which religious authority, teachings, and practices are passed from one generation or leader to the next within a faith tradition.
All labels observed (11)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| religious family | 6 |
| religious lineage canonical | 6 |
| prophetic lineage | 3 |
| religious leadership family | 2 |
| Hindu lineage | 1 |
| Jewish religious leadership lineage | 1 |
| Muslim family lineage | 1 |
| custodial lineage | 1 |
| religious scholarly lineage | 1 |
| spiritual lineage | 1 |
| yogic lineage | 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: religious lineage
Generated description
A religious lineage is a historical and spiritual chain of transmission through which religious authority, teachings, and practices are passed from one generation or leader to the next within a faith tradition.
Instances (24)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Prophet Muhammad through Fatimah | prophetic lineage |
| Eumolpidae | — |
| Nath yogis | yogic lineage |
| House of Al ash-Sheikh | religious family |
| Bani Shaiba family | custodial lineage |
| Marist Family | religious family |
| Alids | — |
| Sadaat-e-Kintoor | religious scholarly lineage |
| Musavi Sayyids | Muslim family lineage |
| Sadaat-e-Sadaat | — |
| Sadaat | — |
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silsila
surface form:
Silsila
|
spiritual lineage |
| Edwards–Stoddard New England clerical family | — |
| Kauśika gotra | Hindu lineage |
| House of Ali | prophetic lineage |
| Franciscan family | religious family |
| House of Ibrahim | prophetic lineage |
| Basilian family | religious family |
| House of Hillel | Jewish religious leadership lineage |
| Smith family | religious leadership family |
| Salesian Family | religious family |
| Augustinian family | religious family |
| House of Aga Khan | religious leadership family |
| Sodhi family | — |