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title: sect — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «sect» in the Judaism dictionary: A small group of people who share strong beliefs, often one that has split away from a larger religion. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# sect

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**Who acts:** people, Third sect, sect, Second sect, function, third Power · **What happens:** share, split away, recognise, admit, be, meet · **To what, where:** strong beliefs, small group, god, Sun, sole principle, Three great Powers

<!-- .vabout -->
«sect» in the Judaism dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 6 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: [sect in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/sect.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A small group of people who share strong beliefs, often one that has split away from a larger religion.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:sect:m1:1
# text = A small group of people who share strong beliefs, often one that has split away from a larger religion.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	share	share	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	beliefs	belief	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	often	often	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	15	nsubj:pass	_	_
13	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	15	nsubj:pass	_	_
14	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	aux	_	_
15	split	split	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
16	away	away	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
17	from	from	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
19	larger	large	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	20	amod	_	_
20	religion	religion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	15	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **share** | present | people | strong beliefs |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **split away** | present · perfect · passive |  | a small group of people |  |  |  | from a larger religion; away *property* | vn split-23.2 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: subject=Patient from religion=Co-Patient |

<!-- .note -->
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 -->
The Third sect recognised no god beside the Sun, in which it recognised the sole principle of existence." (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* The Third sect recognised no god beside the Sun, in which it recognised the sole principle of existence."

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:sect:x1:1
# text = The Third sect recognised no god beside the Sun, in which it recognised the sole principle of existence."
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Third	third	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	3	amod	_	_
3	sect	sect	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	recognised	recognise	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	6	det	_	_
6	god	god	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	beside	beside	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	Sun	Sun	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	14	obl	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
14	recognised	recognise	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	sole	sole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	principle	principle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
18	of	of	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	existence	existence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **recognise** | past | the Third sect | no god |  | the Sun |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer god=Stimulus |
| 2 | **recognise** | past | sect | the sole principle of existence |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer principle=Stimulus |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:sect: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	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Second sect admitted Three great Powers ; two of them as in the first case, and a third Power whose function was to decide between (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)

<!-- fold The tree, 29 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:sect:x2:1
# text = The Second sect admitted Three great Powers ; two of them as in the first case, and a third Power whose function was to decide between (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Second	second	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	3	amod	_	_
3	sect	sect	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	admitted	admit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	Three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
6	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	Powers	power	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
8	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	ccomp	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nmod	_	_
12	as	as	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	16	amod	_	_
16	case	case	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
19	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
20	third	third	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	21	amod	_	_
21	Power	power	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
22	whose	whose	PRON	WP$	Poss=Yes|PronType=Rel	23	nmod:poss	_	_
23	function	function	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	nsubj	_	_
24	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	26	cop	_	_
25	to	to	PART	TO	_	26	mark	_	_
26	decide	decide	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	21	acl:relcl	_	_
27	between	between	ADP	IN	_	26	obl	_	_
28	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	30	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	Sefer	Sefer	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	30	compound	_	_
30	Yetzirah	Yetzirah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	21	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	33	punct	_	_
32	Westcott	Westcott	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	33	nmod:unmarked	_	_
33	1893	1893	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	30	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	30	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **admit** *speech: other* | past | the Second sect | Three great Powers |  |  |  | as the first case | vn admit-64.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent power=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | past | function | a third Power *not said here* |  |  |  | decide *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Second sect admitted Three great Powers; two of them as in the first case, and a third Power whose function was to decide between \[p. 7\] the two others, a supreme arbitrator. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* The Second sect admitted Three great Powers; two of them as in the first case, and a third Power whose function was to decide between \[p. 7\] the two others, a supreme arbitrator.

<!-- fold The tree, 33 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:sect:x3:1
# text = The Second sect admitted Three great Powers; two of them as in the first case, and a third Power whose function was to decide between [p. 7] the two others, a supreme arbitrator.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Second	second	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	3	amod	_	_
3	sect	sect	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	admitted	admit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	Three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
6	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	Powers	power	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	ccomp	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nmod	_	_
12	as	as	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	16	amod	_	_
16	case	case	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	26	punct	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	26	cc	_	_
19	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
20	third	third	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	21	amod	_	_
21	Power	power	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	nsubj	_	_
22	whose	whose	PRON	WP$	Poss=Yes|PronType=Rel	23	nmod:poss	_	_
23	function	function	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	nsubj	_	_
24	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	26	cop	_	_
25	to	to	PART	TO	_	26	mark	_	_
26	decide	decide	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
27	between	between	ADP	IN	_	30	case	_	_
28	[	[	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	30	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	p.	P.	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	30	nmod:unmarked	_	_
30	7	7	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	26	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	]	]	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	30	punct	_	_
32	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	34	det	_	_
33	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	34	nummod	_	_
34	others	other	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	30	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
35	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	38	punct	_	_
36	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	38	det	_	_
37	supreme	supreme	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	38	amod	_	_
38	arbitrator	arbitrator	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	34	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
39	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **admit** *speech: other* | past | the Second sect | Three great Powers |  |  |  | as the first case | vn admit-64.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent power=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | past | a third Power |  |  |  |  | between 7  p.  the two others  a supreme arbitrator; decide *property* | tree rules |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:sect:x3:2
# 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	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The sect met in a small hall to pray.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:sect:x4:1
# text = The sect met in a small hall to pray.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sect	sect	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	met	meet	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	hall	hall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	pray	pray	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **meet** | past | the sect |  |  | a small hall |  |  | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **pray** | to-infinitive | the sect *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn long-32.2 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Pivot |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Members of the sect wore plain grey clothes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:sect:x5:1
# text = Members of the sect wore plain grey clothes.
1	Members	member	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	sect	sect	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
5	wore	wear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	plain	plain	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	grey	grey	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	clothes	clothes	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | past | Members of the sect | plain grey clothes |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent clothes=Source |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The sect kept to itself and did not join the town's feasts.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:sect:x6:1
# text = The sect kept to itself and did not join the town's feasts.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sect	sect	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	kept	keep	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	itself	itself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	3	obl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
7	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
8	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
9	join	join	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	's	's	PART	POS	_	11	case	_	_
13	feasts	feast	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | participle |  | the sect *not said here* | sect |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **not** **join** | past · do-support |  | the town's feasts |  |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent feast=Patient |

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