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title: trinity — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «trinity» in the Judaism dictionary: The Trinity is the Christian belief that there is one God who is three persons: the Father, the Son (Jesus) and the Holy Spirit. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# trinity

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**Who acts:** Trinity, one God, three things, ShMA, Christians, Reading · **What happens:** be, belong, believe, say, use, explain · **To what, where:** Christian belief, three persons, group, name, Chaldee, Trinity · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«trinity» in the Judaism dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: [trinity in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/trinity.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: church — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Trinity is the Christian belief that there is one God who is three persons: the Father, the Son (Jesus) and the Holy Spirit.

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:trinity:m1:1
# text = The Trinity is the Christian belief that there is one God who is three persons: the Father, the Son (Jesus) and the Holy Spirit.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Trinity	Trinity	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	Christian	Christian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	belief	belief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
8	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	9	expl	_	_
9	is	be	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl	_	_
10	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	11	nummod	_	_
11	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
12	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	15	nsubj	_	_
13	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
14	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	15	nummod	_	_
15	persons	person	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	18	punct	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	Father	Father	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	Son	Son	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	conj	_	_
22	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	23	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	Jesus	Jesus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	21	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	23	punct	_	_
25	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	28	cc	_	_
26	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	28	det	_	_
27	Holy	Holy	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	28	flat	_	_
28	Spirit	Spirit	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the Trinity | the Christian belief |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** | present | one God | the Christian belief *not said here* |  | there |  |  | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot belief=Theme |
| 3 | **is a** | present | one God | three persons |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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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 trinity is any group of three things or people that belong closely together.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:trinity:m2:1
# text = A trinity is any group of three things or people that belong closely together.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	trinity	trinity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	5	det	_	_
5	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	_
11	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	12	nsubj	_	_
12	belong	belong	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	_
13	closely	closely	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
14	together	together	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	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 trinity | any group |  |  |  | of three things or people | tree rules |
| 2 | **belong** | present | three things or people |  |  |  |  | together *property* | vn attend-107.4-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
ShMA is in Chaldee a name for the Trinity (Parkhurst). (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* ShMA is in Chaldee a name for the Trinity (Parkhurst).

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:trinity:x1:1
# text = ShMA is in Chaldee a name for the Trinity (Parkhurst).
1	ShMA	shma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Chaldee	Chaldee	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	Trinity	Trinity	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
10	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	Parkhurst	Parkhurst	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | ShMA | a name |  | Chaldee |  | for the Trinity | tree rules |

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

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:trinity: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 -->
Christians believe in the Trinity: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:trinity:x2:1
# text = Christians believe in the Trinity: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
1	Christians	Christian	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	believe	believe	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	Trinity	Trinity	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
7	Father	Father	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	Son	Son	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	Holy	Holy	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	flat	_	_
12	Spirit	Spirit	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **believe** | present | Christians |  |  | the Trinity |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Saint Patrick is said to have used a shamrock to explain the Trinity.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:trinity:x3:1
# text = Saint Patrick is said to have used a shamrock to explain the Trinity.
1	Saint	Saint	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	Patrick	Patrick	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	said	say	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
6	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	aux	_	_
7	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	4	xcomp	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	shamrock	shamrock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	explain	explain	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	acl	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	Trinity	Trinity	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present · passive |  | Saint Patrick |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **use** | to-infinitive · perfect |  | a shamrock |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shamrock=Patient |
| 3 | **explain** *speech: assert* | to-infinitive |  | the Trinity |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent trinity=Topic |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our church is called Holy Trinity Church.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:trinity:x4:1
# text = Our church is called Holy Trinity Church.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	church	church	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	Holy	Holy	PROPN	NNP	_	7	compound	_	_
6	Trinity	Trinity	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	Church	Church	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | present · passive |  | Our church |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The priest preached about the Trinity on Trinity Sunday.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:trinity:x5:1
# text = The priest preached about the Trinity on Trinity Sunday.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	priest	priest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	preached	preach	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	about	about	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	Trinity	Trinity	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	Trinity	Trinity	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	Sunday	Sunday	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **preach** *speech: other* | participle |  | the priest *not said here* |  |  | sunday | about the Trinity | vn lecture-37.11-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about trinity=Topic |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Reading, writing and maths are the trinity of basic skills.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:trinity:x6:1
# text = Reading, writing and maths are the trinity of basic skills.
1	Reading	reading	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	writing	writing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	maths	math	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	_
6	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	trinity	trinity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	basic	basic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	skills	skill	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Reading and writing and maths | the trinity |  |  |  | of basic skills | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The triangle on the window stands for the Trinity.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:trinity:x7:1
# text = The triangle on the window stands for the Trinity.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	triangle	triangle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	window	window	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	stands	stand	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	Trinity	Trinity	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stand** | present | the triangle on the window |  |  |  |  | for the Trinity | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer for trinity=Attribute |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Wind, rain and cold were the trinity that ruined our picnic.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:trinity:x8:1
# text = Wind, rain and cold were the trinity that ruined our picnic.
1	Wind	wind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	rain	rain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	conj	_	_
6	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	trinity	trinity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
10	ruined	ruin	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	_
11	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	picnic	picnic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | Wind and rain | the trinity |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **ruin** | past | the trinity | our picnic |  |  |  |  | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent picnic=Patient |

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