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title: theological — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «theological» in the Judaism dictionary: To do with the study of God and religion. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# theological

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**Who acts:** endless dis cussions, story, He, lesson · **What happens:** do, study, shy away, prefer, arise, dispute · **To what, where:** God, English translators, worldly symbolism, immaterial Spirit, theological embarrassment, point

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«theological» in the Judaism dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 5 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: [theological in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/theological.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To do with the study of God and religion.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:theological:m1:1
# text = To do with the study of God and religion.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	do	do	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	study	study	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	religion	religion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | with the study of God and religion | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **study** |  |  | God and religion |  |  |  |  | nom study «act transitive»: of=patient |

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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 -->
Nonetheless, English translators have usually shied away from the this-worldly symbolism of the ‘Holy Wind’, much preferring immaterial ‘Spirit’ either out of theological embarrassment or deference to tradition. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* Nonetheless, English translators have usually shied away from the this-worldly symbolism of the ‘Holy Wind’, much preferring immaterial ‘Spirit’ either out of theological embarrassment or deference to tradition.

<!-- fold The tree, 29 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:theological:x1:1
# text = Nonetheless, English translators have usually shied away from the this-worldly symbolism of the ‘Holy Wind’, much preferring immaterial ‘Spirit’ either out of theological embarrassment or deference to tradition.
1	Nonetheless	nonetheless	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	English	English	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	translators	translator	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
5	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
6	usually	usually	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	shied	shy	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
8	away	away	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
9	from	from	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
11	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	14	det	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	worldly	worldly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	symbolism	symbolism	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
17	‘	'	PUNCT	``	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	Holy	holy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	Wind	wind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	’	'	PUNCT	''	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
22	much	much	ADV	RB	_	23	advmod	_	_
23	preferring	prefer	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	advcl	_	_
24	immaterial	immaterial	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	26	amod	_	_
25	‘	'	PUNCT	``	_	26	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	Spirit	Spirit	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	23	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	’	'	PUNCT	''	_	23	punct	_	_
28	either	either	CCONJ	CC	_	32	cc:preconj	_	_
29	out	out	ADP	IN	_	32	case	_	_
30	of	of	ADP	IN	_	32	case	_	_
31	theological	theological	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	32	amod	_	_
32	embarrassment	embarrassment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	obl	_	_
33	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	34	cc	_	_
34	deference	deference	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	32	conj	_	_
35	to	to	ADP	IN	_	36	case	_	_
36	tradition	tradition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	32	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
37	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shy away** | present · perfect · passive |  | English translators |  | the worldly symbolism of the Holy Wind |  | away, nonetheless, usually *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **prefer** | gerund |  | immaterial Spirit |  | theological embarrassment to tradition or deference |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer spirit=Stimulus |

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*Sentence 2:* (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:theological:x1:2
# text = (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)
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	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	Sefaria	Sefaria	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
6	community	community	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	translation	translation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	)	)	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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On this point endless dis- cussions arose; and it has even been disputed whether they are designed to express theological, philosophical, or physical mysteries. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))

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*Sentence 1:* On this point endless dis- cussions arose; and it has even been disputed whether they are designed to express theological, philosophical, or physical mysteries.

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:theological:x2:1
# text = On this point endless dis- cussions arose; and it has even been disputed whether they are designed to express theological, philosophical, or physical mysteries.
1	On	on	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	det	_	_
3	point	point	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
4	endless	endless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
5	dis	dis	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	5	punct	_	_
7	cussions	cussion	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
8	arose	arise	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	15	punct	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj:pass	_	_
12	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	aux	_	_
13	even	even	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
14	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	15	aux:pass	_	_
15	disputed	dispute	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	parataxis	_	_
16	whether	whether	SCONJ	IN	_	19	mark	_	_
17	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj:pass	_	_
18	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	aux:pass	_	_
19	designed	design	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	15	advcl	_	_
20	to	to	PART	TO	_	21	mark	_	_
21	express	express	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	19	advcl	_	_
22	theological	theological	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	28	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
24	philosophical	philosophical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	28	punct	_	_
26	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	28	cc	_	_
27	physical	physical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	28	amod	_	_
28	mysteries	mystery	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	21	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **arise** | past | endless dis cussions |  |  | this point |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on point=Location |
| 2 | **dispute** | present · perfect · passive |  | point |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **design** | present · passive |  | cussions *= cussion* |  |  |  |  | vn create-26.4-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Result |
| 4 | **express** | to-infinitive |  | theological physical mysteries |  |  |  |  | vn reflexive\_appearance-48.1.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mystery=Theme |

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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:theological: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 story has a theological basis.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:theological:x3:1
# text = The story has a theological basis.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	theological	theological	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	basis	basis	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the story | a theological basis |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent basis=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He wrote a theological book.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:theological:x4:1
# text = He wrote a theological book.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wrote	write	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	theological	theological	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **write** | past | He | a theological book |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent book=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The lesson was theological, about how to be good.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:theological:x5:1
# text = The lesson was theological, about how to be good.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	lesson	lesson	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	theological	theological	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
6	about	about	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
7	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	10	advmod	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
9	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	cop	_	_
10	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the lesson |  |  |  |  | theological *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | good *property* | tree rules |

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