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title: theosophy — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «theosophy» in the Judaism dictionary: A mystical belief system that seeks hidden knowledge of God and the universe. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# theosophy

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**Who acts:** mystical belief system, personal friend · **What happens:** seek, hide, esteem, suggest · **To what, where:** hidden knowledge

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A mystical belief system that seeks hidden knowledge of God and the universe.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:theosophy:m1:1
# text = A mystical belief system that seeks hidden knowledge of God and the universe.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	mystical	mystical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	belief	belief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	system	system	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
6	seeks	seek	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
7	hidden	hide	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	_
8	knowledge	knowledge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	universe	universe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **seek** | present | a mystical belief system | hidden knowledge of God and the universe |  |  |  |  | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent knowledge=Theme |
| 2 | **hide** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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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The late Madame Blavatsky, my esteemed teacher of Theosophy, and my personal friend, at whose suggestion a friendly alliance between the Hermetic Order of the G. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:theosophy:x1:1
# text = The late Madame Blavatsky, my esteemed teacher of Theosophy, and my personal friend, at whose suggestion a friendly alliance between the Hermetic Order of the G. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	late	late	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	Madame	Madame	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	flat	_	_
4	Blavatsky	Blavatsky	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
7	esteemed	esteem	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	_
8	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	appos	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	Theosophy	theosophy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
13	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
14	personal	personal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
17	at	at	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	whose	whose	PRON	WP$	Poss=Yes|PronType=Rel	19	nmod:poss	_	_
19	suggestion	suggestion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	conj	_	_
20	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
21	friendly	friendly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	amod	_	_
22	alliance	alliance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	appos	_	_
23	between	between	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
24	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
25	Hermetic	Hermetic	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	26	compound	_	_
26	Order	Order	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	22	nmod	_	_
27	of	of	ADP	IN	_	29	case	_	_
28	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	29	det	_	_
29	G.	G.	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	26	nmod	_	_
30	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	32	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	Sefer	Sefer	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	32	compound	_	_
32	Yetzirah	Yetzirah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	29	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	34	punct	_	_
34	Westcott	Westcott	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	32	conj	_	_
35	1893	1893	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	32	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
36	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	32	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **esteem** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **suggest** |  | my personal friend and my personal friend and suggestion's suggestion |  |  |  |  |  | nom suggestion «cognition intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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The late Madame Blavatsky, my esteemed teacher of Theosophy, and my personal friend, at whose sugges- tion a friendly alliance between the Hermetic Order of the G. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:theosophy:x2:1
# text = The late Madame Blavatsky, my esteemed teacher of Theosophy, and my personal friend, at whose sugges- tion a friendly alliance between the Hermetic Order of the G. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	late	late	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	Madame	Madame	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	flat	_	_
4	Blavatsky	Blavatsky	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
7	esteemed	esteem	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	_
8	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	appos	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	Theosophy	theosophy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
13	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
14	personal	personal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
17	at	at	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	whose	whose	PRON	WP$	Poss=Yes|PronType=Rel	19	nmod:poss	_	_
19	sugges	sugge	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	-	-	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
21	tion	tion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	conj	_	_
22	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
23	friendly	friendly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	24	amod	_	_
24	alliance	alliance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	appos	_	_
25	between	between	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
26	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	28	det	_	_
27	Hermetic	Hermetic	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	28	compound	_	_
28	Order	Order	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	24	nmod	_	_
29	of	of	ADP	IN	_	31	case	_	_
30	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	31	det	_	_
31	G.	G.	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	28	nmod	_	_
32	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	34	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	Sefer	Sefer	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	34	compound	_	_
34	Yetzirah	Yetzirah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	31	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
35	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	36	punct	_	_
36	Westcott	Westcott	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	34	conj	_	_
37	1893	1893	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	34	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
38	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	34	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **esteem** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer |

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