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title: atheism — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «atheism» in the school dictionary: The belief that there is no God or gods. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# atheism

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**Who acts:** belief, Atheism, God, we, people, others · **What happens:** be, not believe, learn, choose, not stop, enjoy · **To what, where:** God, belief, atheism, RE, faith, him · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«atheism» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: [atheism in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/atheism.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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The belief that there is no God or gods.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:atheism:m1:1
# text = The belief that there is no God or gods.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	belief	belief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
4	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	5	expl	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	7	det	_	_
7	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	gods	god	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the belief | no God or gods |  |  |  |  | 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}

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Not believing in any god.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:atheism:m2:1
# text = Not believing in any god.
1	Not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	2	advmod	_	_
2	believing	believe	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	5	det	_	_
5	god	god	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **believe** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | in any god | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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Atheism is the belief that there is no God.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:atheism:x1:1
# text = Atheism is the belief that there is no God.
1	Atheism	atheism	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	belief	belief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	7	expl	_	_
7	is	be	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl	_	_
8	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	9	det	_	_
9	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Atheism | the belief |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** | present | no God | the belief *not said here* |  | there |  |  | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot belief=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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In RE we learned about atheism as well as world religions.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:atheism:x2:1
# text = In RE we learned about atheism as well as world religions.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	RE	RE	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
3	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	learned	learn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	about	about	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	atheism	atheism	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	as	as	ADV	RB	ExtPos=CCONJ	11	cc	_	_
8	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	7	fixed	_	_
9	as	as	ADP	IN	_	7	fixed	_	_
10	world	world	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	religions	religion	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **learn** | past | we | atheism |  | RE |  |  | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent atheism=Topic |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Some people choose atheism, and others choose a faith.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:atheism:x3:1
# text = Some people choose atheism, and others choose a faith.
1	Some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	2	det	_	_
2	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	choose	choose	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	atheism	atheism	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	others	other	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
8	choose	choose	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	faith	faith	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **choose** | present | some people | atheism |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent atheism=Theme |
| 2 | **choose** | present | others | a faith |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent faith=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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My uncle's atheism doesn't stop him enjoying Christmas with us.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:atheism:x4:1
# text = My uncle's atheism doesn't stop him enjoying Christmas with us.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	uncle	uncle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	atheism	atheism	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
5	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
7	stop	stop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
8	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	enjoying	enjoy	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	xcomp	_	_
10	Christmas	Christmas	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
11	with	with	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **stop** | present · do-support | My uncle's atheism | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **enjoy** | gerund | My uncle's atheism *not said here* | Christmas |  |  |  | with us | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer christmas=Stimulus |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Atheism and religion both try to answer big questions.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:atheism:x5:1
# text = Atheism and religion both try to answer big questions.
1	Atheism	atheism	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	religion	religion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
4	both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	5	nsubj	_	_
5	try	try	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	answer	answer	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	questions	question	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **try** | present | Atheism and religion |  |  |  |  |  | vn try-61.1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **answer** *speech: assert* *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | Atheism and religion *not said here* | big questions |  |  |  |  | vn reciprocate-112-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent question=Eventuality |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We should respect people's beliefs, including atheism.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:atheism:x6:1
# text = We should respect people's beliefs, including atheism.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	respect	respect	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	beliefs	belief	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	including	including	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	atheism	atheism	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **respect** | should | We | people's beliefs and atheism |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer belief=Stimulus |
| 2 | **believe** |  | people |  |  |  |  |  | nom belief «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An atheist might say that people can be good without God.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:atheism:x7:1
# text = An atheist might say that people can be good without God.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	atheist	atheist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	might	might	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	say	say	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
6	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
7	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
8	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	cop	_	_
9	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	ccomp	_	_
10	without	without	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | might | a atheist |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | can | people |  |  |  |  | without God; good *property* | tree rules |

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