ancestor worship
C24792
concept
Ancestor worship is a religious or spiritual practice in which people honor, venerate, and maintain relationships with deceased family members, believing they influence the well-being of the living.
All labels observed (10)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| ancestor worship canonical | 4 |
| ancestral religion | 2 |
| ancestor veneration | 1 |
| ancestor veneration rite | 1 |
| ancestral spirit | 1 |
| ancestral spirits | 1 |
| ancestral veneration practice | 1 |
| ancestral veneration ritual | 1 |
| household shrine | 1 |
| mortuary cult | 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: ancestor worship
Generated description
Ancestor worship is a religious or spiritual practice in which people honor, venerate, and maintain relationships with deceased family members, believing they influence the well-being of the living.
Instances (14)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Mimi spirits | ancestral spirits |
|
Namarrkon
linked to:
Namarrkon (Lightning Man)
|
ancestral spirit |
| Ahom religion | — |
| Sanamahism | — |
| Hmong folk religion | — |
| Egungun Festival | ancestral veneration ritual |
| Sanamahi Kachin | household shrine |
| Marapu culture | ancestral religion |
| Niam Khasi | ancestral religion |
| Marapu ceremonies | ancestral veneration practice |
| Tai folk religion | — |
| Shang ancestral worship | ancestor veneration |
| Dziady | ancestor veneration rite |
| cult of Osiris at Abydos | mortuary cult |