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title: mystic — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «mystic» in the Judaism dictionary: Mystic means connected with a hidden or secret meaning, something that cannot be understood by reason alone. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# mystic

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**Who acts:** Mystic, reason, person, It · **What happens:** mean, connect, not understand, be, seek, introduce · **To what, where:** person, direct contact, opinions, Hebrew Kabalistic Rabbis, subject, study · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«mystic» in the Judaism dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 4 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: [mystic in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/mystic.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mystic means connected with a hidden or secret meaning, something that cannot be understood by reason alone.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:mystic:m1:1
# text = Mystic means connected with a hidden or secret meaning, something that cannot be understood by reason alone.
1	Mystic	mystic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	connected	connect	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	ccomp	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
6	hidden	hidden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	secret	secret	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	conj	_	_
9	meaning	meaning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	9	appos	_	_
12	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	16	nsubj:pass	_	_
13	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	16	advmod	_	_
15	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	16	aux:pass	_	_
16	understood	understand	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	acl:relcl	_	_
17	by	by	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	reason	reason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	_
19	alone	alone	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Mystic |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **connect** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | with a hidden meaning | vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V PP.patient»: agent=Patient with meaning=Co-Patient |
| 3 | **not** **understand** | can · passive | reason |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer subject=Stimulus |

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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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A mystic is a person who seeks direct contact with God or the spirits.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:mystic:m2:1
# text = A mystic is a person who seeks direct contact with God or the spirits.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	mystic	mystic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	seeks	seek	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	direct	direct	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	contact	contact	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	spirits	spirit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a mystic | a person |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **seek** | present | a person | direct contact |  |  |  | with God or the spirits | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent contact=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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The opinions of Hebrew Kabalistic Rabbis and of two French mystics may be fitly introduced here. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)

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*Sentence 1:* The opinions of Hebrew Kabalistic Rabbis and of two French mystics may be fitly introduced here.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:mystic:x1:1
# text = The opinions of Hebrew Kabalistic Rabbis and of two French mystics may be fitly introduced here.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	opinions	opinion	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	Hebrew	Hebrew	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
5	Kabalistic	Kabalistic	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	Rabbis	Rabbi	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	11	nummod	_	_
10	French	French	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	mystics	mystic	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	_
12	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	15	aux	_	_
13	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	aux:pass	_	_
14	fitly	fitly	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
15	introduced	introduce	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
16	here	here	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	15	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	15	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **introduce** | may · passive |  | the opinions of Hebrew Kabalistic Rabbis and two French mystics |  | here |  | fitly *property* | vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 2 | **opine** |  |  | Hebrew Kabalistic Rabbis and two French mystics |  |  |  |  | nom opinion «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

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*Sentence 2:* (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:mystic:x1:2
# text = (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Sefer	Sefer	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	Yetzirah	Yetzirah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	Westcott	Westcott	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
6	1893	1893	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It has been the subject of deep study, not only to the mystic, who regarded it as the source ot esoteric lore, but also to the philosopher and the Talmudist. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))

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*Sentence 1:* It has been the subject of deep study, not only to the mystic, who regarded it as the source ot esoteric lore, but also to the philosopher and the Talmudist.

<!-- fold The tree, 30 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:mystic:x2:1
# text = It has been the subject of deep study, not only to the mystic, who regarded it as the source ot esoteric lore, but also to the philosopher and the Talmudist.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
3	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	5	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	subject	subject	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	deep	deep	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	study	study	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
10	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	14	advmod	_	_
11	only	only	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
12	to	to	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	mystic	mystic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
16	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	17	nsubj	_	_
17	regarded	regard	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	conj	_	_
18	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	obj	_	_
19	as	as	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	source	source	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	_
22	ot	ot	ADP	RP	_	21	compound:prt	_	_
23	esoteric	esoteric	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	24	amod	_	_
24	lore	lore	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	30	punct	_	_
26	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	30	cc	_	_
27	also	also	ADV	RB	_	30	advmod	_	_
28	to	to	ADP	IN	_	30	case	_	_
29	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	30	det	_	_
30	philosopher	philosopher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	parataxis	_	_
31	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	33	cc	_	_
32	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	33	det	_	_
33	Talmudist	Talmudist	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	30	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present · perfect | It | the subject |  |  |  | of deep study | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **be** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **regard** | past |  | study |  |  |  | as the source and esoteric lore | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP PP.value»: agent=Agent it=Theme as source=Value |

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*Sentence 2:* (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:mystic:x2:2
# text = (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Mordell	Mordell	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
4	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	Origin	Origin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Letters	letter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	Numerals	numeral	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	_
10	according	accord	VERB	VBG	ExtPos=ADP|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	12	case	_	_
11	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	fixed	_	_
12	Sefer	Sefer	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
13	Yetzirah	Yetzirah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	flat	_	_
14	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	1914	1914	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	list	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	))	))	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **accord** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The mystic signs were known only to the priests.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:mystic:x3:1
# text = The mystic signs were known only to the priests.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	mystic	mystic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	signs	sign	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	known	know	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	only	only	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	priests	priest	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **know** | past · passive |  | the mystic signs |  |  |  | to the priests | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: subject=Stimulus |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Certain mystic rites were kept secret.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:mystic:x4:1
# text = Certain mystic rites were kept secret.
1	Certain	certain	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
2	mystic	mystic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	rites	rite	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	kept	keep	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	secret	secret	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | past · passive |  | Certain mystic rites |  |  |  | secret *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

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