# the ascetic priest — The Genealogy of Morals character guide

> the ascetic priest in The Genealogy of Morals by Friedrich Nietzsche.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** The ascetic priest

**First appearance:** 0010-the-genealogy-of-morals

## Who they are

A central figure embodying the ascetic ideal, analyzed as a psychological and historical type.

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