Assertion: vow | /r/HasProperty | taken by layperson
Facets:
value: in the past
type: TEMPORAL
value: on an individual basis
type: MANNER
value: as a voluntary act of devotion
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: Among the followers of Judaism, Christianity, and Islām, vows are taken by laypersons as well as by members of religious orders.
text: Vows of chastity can also be taken by laypersons, either as part of an organised religious life (such as Roman Catholic Beguines and Beghards in the past) or on an individual basis: as a voluntary act of devotion, or as part of an ascetic lifestyle (often devoted to contemplation), or both.