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title: worldly — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «worldly» in the Judaism dictionary: Belonging to this world and its ordinary things, not to spirits or heaven. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# worldly

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**Who acts:** old man, worldly possessions, My, She · **What happens:** belong, have, know, shy away, prefer, be · **To what, where:** many possessions, English translators, worldly symbolism, immaterial Spirit, theological embarrassment, few worldly goods

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«worldly» in the Judaism dictionary: its 2 meanings 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: [worldly in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/worldly.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Belonging to this world and its ordinary things, not to spirits or heaven.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:worldly:m1:1
# text = Belonging to this world and its ordinary things, not to spirits or heaven.
1	Belonging	belong	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	to	to	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	4	det	_	_
4	world	world	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
6	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
7	ordinary	ordinary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	12	advmod	_	_
11	to	to	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	spirits	spirit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	heaven	heaven	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **belong** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | to this world and its ordinary things; to spirits or heaven | vn attend-107.4-2 «NP V PP»: 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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Having many possessions or knowing much about money and society.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:worldly:m2:1
# text = Having many possessions or knowing much about money and society.
1	Having	have	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	possessions	possession	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	knowing	know	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	conj	_	_
6	much	much	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
7	about	about	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	society	society	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | gerund |  | many possessions |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent possession=Patient |
| 2 | **know** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | about money and society | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer about money=Stimulus |

## 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)

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*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.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:worldly: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:worldly: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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The old man had few worldly goods.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:worldly:x2:1
# text = The old man had few worldly goods.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	few	few	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	worldly	worldly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	goods	goods	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | the old man | few worldly goods |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent goods=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My worldly possessions are one coat and a book.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:worldly:x3:1
# text = My worldly possessions are one coat and a book.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	worldly	worldly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	possessions	possession	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	coat	coat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | My worldly possessions | one coat and a book |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **possess** |  | My |  |  |  |  |  | nom possession «act transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She was not interested in worldly success.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:worldly:x4:1
# text = She was not interested in worldly success.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	interested	interested	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	worldly	worldly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	success	success	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is** | past | She |  |  | worldly success |  | interested *property* | tree rules |

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