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title: sorcery — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «sorcery» in the Judaism dictionary: Sorcery is the use of magic spells and powers to make strange things happen. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# sorcery

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**Who acts:** Sorcery, strange things, you, thou, thine, old witch · **What happens:** be, make, happen, stand, have, labour · **To what, where:** use, youth, profit, sorcery, castle, stone

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«sorcery» in the Judaism dictionary: its meaning 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: [sorcery in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/sorcery.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Sorcery is the use of magic spells and powers to make strange things happen.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:sorcery:m1:1
# text = Sorcery is the use of magic spells and powers to make strange things happen.
1	Sorcery	sorcery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	use	use	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	magic	magic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	spells	spell	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	powers	power	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
12	strange	strange	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nsubj	_	_
14	happen	happen	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Sorcery | the use |  |  |  | of magic spells and powers | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | to-infinitive | Sorcery *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **happen** | present | strange things |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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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}

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Stand now with thine enchantments, and with the multitude of thy sorceries, wherein thou hast laboured from thy youth; if so be thou shalt be able to profit, if so be thou mayest prevail. (Prophets ISA.47.12, JPS 1917)

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*Sentence 1:* Stand now with thine enchantments, and with the multitude of thy sorceries, wherein thou hast laboured from thy youth; if so be thou shalt be able to profit, if so be thou mayest prevail.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:sorcery:x1:1
# text = Stand now with thine enchantments, and with the multitude of thy sorceries, wherein thou hast laboured from thy youth; if so be thou shalt be able to profit, if so be thou mayest prevail.
1	Stand	stand	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	1	advmod	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	thine	thy	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	enchantments	enchantment	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	multitude	multitude	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	thy	thy	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	sorceries	sorcery	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
15	wherein	wherein	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	17	advmod	_	_
16	thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	17	nsubj	_	_
17	hast	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	acl:relcl	_	_
18	laboured	labour	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	17	xcomp	_	_
19	from	from	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	thy	thy	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	21	nmod:poss	_	_
21	youth	youth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	1	punct	_	_
23	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	29	mark	_	_
24	so	so	ADV	RB	_	29	advmod	_	_
25	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	29	cop	_	_
26	thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	29	nsubj	_	_
27	shalt	shall	AUX	MD	Style=Arch|VerbForm=Fin	29	aux	_	_
28	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	29	cop	_	_
29	able	able	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	parataxis	_	_
30	to	to	PART	TO	_	31	mark	_	_
31	profit	profit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	29	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	38	punct	_	_
33	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	38	mark	_	_
34	so	so	ADV	RB	_	38	advmod	_	_
35	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	38	cop	_	_
36	thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	38	nsubj	_	_
37	mayest	may	AUX	MD	Style=Arch|VerbForm=Fin	38	aux	_	_
38	prevail	prevail	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
39	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stand** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  | now | with thine enchantments; with the multitude of thy sorceries | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **have** | present | thou |  |  |  |  | wherein *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **labour** | participle | thou *not said here* |  |  | thy youth |  |  | vn work-73.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **is** | shall · infinitive | thou | profit |  |  |  | able *property* | tree rules |
| 5 | **is** | may · infinitive | thou |  |  |  |  | prevail *property* | tree rules |
| 6 | **enchant** |  | thine |  |  |  |  |  | nom enchantment «feeling transitive»: poss=agent |

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*Sentence 2:* (Prophets ISA.47.12, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:sorcery:x1:2
# text = (Prophets ISA.47.12, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	ISA.47.12	ISA.47.12	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	flat	_	_
6	1917	1917	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	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}

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The old witch used her sorcery to hide the castle.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:sorcery:x2:1
# text = The old witch used her sorcery to hide the castle.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	witch	witch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	used	use	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	sorcery	sorcery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	hide	hide	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	castle	castle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | past | the old witch | witch's sorcery |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sorcery=Patient |
| 2 | **hide** | to-infinitive | the old witch *not said here* | the castle |  |  |  |  | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent castle=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The villagers feared the stranger's sorcery.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:sorcery:x3:1
# text = The villagers feared the stranger's sorcery.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	villagers	villager	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	feared	fear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	stranger	stranger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	sorcery	sorcery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fear** | past | the villagers | the stranger's sorcery |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer sorcery=Stimulus |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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No one could explain the sorcery that turned the stone to gold.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:sorcery:x4:1
# text = No one could explain the sorcery that turned the stone to gold.
1	No	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	2	det	_	_
2	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	explain	explain	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	sorcery	sorcery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	turned	turn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	stone	stone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	to	to	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **explain** *speech: assert* | could | no one | the sorcery |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sorcery=Topic |
| 2 | **turn** | past | the sorcery | the stone |  | gold |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent stone=Theme to gold=Trajectory |

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