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title: ablution — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «ablution» in the school dictionary: An ablution is a washing of the body, often as part of a religious ritual or a set custom before prayer or a special act. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# ablution

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**Who acts:** ablution, he, priest, prince, monk · **What happens:** be, make, perform, ask, take · **To what, where:** washing, ablutions, river, silence, cold water

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«ablution» in the school 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: [ablution in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ablution.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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An ablution is a washing of the body, often as part of a religious ritual or a set custom before prayer or a special act.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ablution:m1:1
# text = An ablution is a washing of the body, often as part of a religious ritual or a set custom before prayer or a special act.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	ablution	ablution	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	washing	washing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	often	often	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
11	as	as	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	parataxis	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	religious	religious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	ritual	ritual	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	_
17	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
19	set	set	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	custom	custom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	_
21	before	before	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	prayer	prayer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nmod	_	_
23	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	26	cc	_	_
24	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
25	special	special	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	26	amod	_	_
26	act	act	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	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 ablution | a washing |  |  |  | of the body | 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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Before prayer he made his ablutions at the river.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ablution:x1:1
# text = Before prayer he made his ablutions at the river.
1	Before	before	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	prayer	prayer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	ablutions	ablution	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | he | his ablutions |  | the river | before prayer |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ablution=Product |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The priest performed his ablutions in silence.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ablution:x2:1
# text = The priest performed his ablutions in silence.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	priest	priest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	performed	perform	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	ablutions	ablution	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	silence	silence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **perform** | past | the priest | priest's ablutions |  | silence |  |  | vn performance-26.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ablution=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The prince asked for water for his last ablution.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ablution:x3:1
# text = The prince asked for water for his last ablution.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	prince	prince	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	asked	ask	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
8	last	last	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	ablution	ablution	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | past | the prince |  |  |  |  | for water; for prince's last ablution | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Each morning the monk took his ablutions in cold water.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ablution:x4:1
# text = Each morning the monk took his ablutions in cold water.
1	Each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	morning	morning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl:unmarked	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	monk	monk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	ablutions	ablution	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | past | the monk | monk's ablutions |  | cold water | morning |  | vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent ablution=Value in water=Location |

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