| Descriptor English: | Nuns | ||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Monjas
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Freiras | ||||
| Descriptor French: | Religieuses | ||||
| Entry term(s): |
Abbess Abbesses Nun Prioress Prioresses Religious Sister Religious Sisters Sister, Religious Sisters, Religious |
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| Tree number(s): |
M01.526.799.875 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D065831 | ||||
| Scope note: | Members of a religious community of women typically living under vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience. |
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| Allowable Qualifiers: |
CL classification ED education ES ethics HI history LJ legislation & jurisprudence PX psychology SN statistics & numerical data |
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| Previous Indexing: |
Religion or specifics (1963-2014) |
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| Public MeSH Note: | 2015 |
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| History Note: | 2015 |
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| Related: |
Religious Missions
MeSH | ||||
| DeCS ID: | 55778 | ||||
| Unique ID: | D065831 | ||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||
| Date Established: | 2015/01/01 | ||||
| Date of Entry: | 2014/06/26 | ||||
| Revision Date: | 2014/06/25 |
Nuns
- Preferred
Prioress
- Narrower
Abbess
- Narrower
| Concept UI |
M0591272 |
| Scope note | Members of a religious community of women typically living under vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience. |
| Preferred term | Nuns |
| Entry term(s) |
Nun Religious Sister Religious Sisters Sister, Religious Sisters, Religious |
| Concept UI |
M0592637 |
| Scope note | A woman who is head of a house of certain orders of nuns, and who is next in rank below an abbess. |
| Preferred term | Prioress |
| Entry term(s) |
Prioresses |
| Concept UI |
M0592636 |
| Scope note | A woman who is head of an abbey or convent of nuns. |
| Preferred term | Abbess |
| Entry term(s) |
Abbesses |
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