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title: consecrate — Early Modern English dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «consecrate» in the Early Modern English dictionary: To make something holy, or set it apart for God, often by a ceremony. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# consecrate

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**Who acts:** thou, I, seven days, sister, Anastasia, they · **What happens:** make, set, do, accord, command, consecrate · **To what, where:** something, it, thee, sons, deed, things · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«consecrate» in the Early Modern English dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 3 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [consecrate in the Early Modern English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/emode/w/consecrate.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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To make something holy, or set it apart for God, often by a ceremony.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:consecrate:m1:1
# text = To make something holy, or set it apart for God, often by a ceremony.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	make	make	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	holy	holy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	set	set	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	apart	apart	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
13	often	often	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
14	by	by	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	ceremony	ceremony	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | to-infinitive |  | something |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset something=Product |
| 2 | **set** | infinitive |  | it |  |  |  | for God; by a ceremony; apart *property* | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent it=Theme by ceremony=Destination |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
And thus shalt thou do unto Aaron, and to his sons, according to all that I have commanded thee; seven days shalt thou consecrate them.

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From Torah EXO.29.35, JPS 1917.

<!-- fold The tree, 25 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:consecrate:x1:1
# text = And thus shalt thou do unto Aaron, and to his sons, according to all that I have commanded thee; seven days shalt thou consecrate them.
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
2	thus	thus	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
3	shalt	shall	AUX	MD	Style=Arch|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	5	nsubj	_	_
5	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	unto	unto	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Aaron	Aaron	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
10	to	to	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	sons	son	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
14	according	accord	VERB	VBG	ExtPos=ADP|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	17	case	_	_
15	to	to	ADP	IN	_	14	fixed	_	_
16	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	17	det:predet	_	_
17	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	20	obl	_	_
18	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	20	nsubj	_	_
19	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	20	aux	_	_
20	commanded	command	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	12	conj	_	_
21	thee	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	20	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
23	seven	seven	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	24	nummod	_	_
24	days	day	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	27	nsubj	_	_
25	shalt	shall	AUX	MD	Style=Arch|VerbForm=Fin	27	aux	_	_
26	thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	27	nsubj	_	_
27	consecrate	consecrate	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	parataxis	_	_
28	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	27	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | shall | thou |  |  |  |  | unto Aaron; thus *property* | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **accord** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **command** | present · perfect | I | thee |  |  |  | accord that | vn supervision-95.2.2-1 «NP V NP.predicate»: agent=Agent thou=Eventuality |
| 4 | **consecrate** | shall | seven days | sons *= son* |  |  |  |  | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Your sister Anastasia is the most beautiful and most innocent of maidens, and she shall consecrate the deed.

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From Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:consecrate:x2:1
# text = Your sister Anastasia is the most beautiful and most innocent of maidens, and she shall consecrate the deed.
1	Your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	sister	sister	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	Anastasia	Anastasia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	7	advmod	_	_
7	beautiful	beautiful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	10	advmod	_	_
10	innocent	innocent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	conj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	maidens	maiden	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
15	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
16	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	_
17	consecrate	consecrate	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	conj	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	deed	deed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Your sister |  |  |  |  | beautiful *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | Your sister *not said here* |  |  |  |  | of maidens | tree rules |
| 3 | **consecrate** | shall | Anastasia | the deed |  |  |  |  | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent deed=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
And they shall eat those things wherewith atonement was made, to consecrate and to sanctify them; but a stranger shall not eat thereof, because they are holy.

<!-- .note -->
From Torah EXO.29.33, JPS 1917.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:consecrate:x3:1
# text = And they shall eat those things wherewith atonement was made, to consecrate and to sanctify them; but a stranger shall not eat thereof, because they are holy.
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
2	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
3	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	eat	eat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	those	that	DET	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	6	det	_	_
6	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	wherewith	wherewith	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	10	advmod	_	_
8	atonement	atonement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj:pass	_	_
9	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	consecrate	consecrate	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
15	to	to	PART	TO	_	16	mark	_	_
16	sanctify	sanctify	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	conj	_	_
17	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
19	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
20	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	stranger	stranger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	nsubj	_	_
22	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	24	aux	_	_
23	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	24	advmod	_	_
24	eat	eat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
25	thereof	thereof	ADV	RB	_	24	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	30	punct	_	_
27	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	30	mark	_	_
28	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	30	nsubj	_	_
29	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	30	cop	_	_
30	holy	holy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	24	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | shall | they | that things |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Patient |
| 2 | **make** | past · passive |  | atonement |  |  |  | wherewith *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product |
| 3 | **consecrate** | to-infinitive | they *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **sanctify** | to-infinitive | they *not said here* | things *= thing* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **not** **eat** | shall | a stranger |  |  |  |  | thereof *property* | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 6 | **is** | present | things *= thing* |  |  |  |  | holy *property* | tree rules |

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