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title: baptist — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «baptist» in the school dictionary: A Baptist is a member of a Protestant Christian church that baptises only people old enough to say they believe, usually by putting them fully under water. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# baptist

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** Baptist, Protestant Christian church, people, John, prophet, neighbours · **What happens:** be, baptise, say, believe, put, tell · **To what, where:** member, people, water, prophet, river Jordan, churches · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«baptist» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: [baptist in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/baptist.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: church — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A Baptist is a member of a Protestant Christian church that baptises only people old enough to say they believe, usually by putting them fully under water.

<!-- fold The tree, 27 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:baptist:m1:1
# text = A Baptist is a member of a Protestant Christian church that baptises only people old enough to say they believe, usually by putting them fully under water.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Baptist	baptist	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	member	member	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
8	Protestant	protestant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
9	Christian	Christian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	church	church	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
11	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	12	nsubj	_	_
12	baptises	baptise	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	acl:relcl	_	_
13	only	only	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
14	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obj	_	_
15	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
16	enough	enough	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
17	to	to	PART	TO	_	18	mark	_	_
18	say	say	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	advcl	_	_
19	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	nsubj	_	_
20	believe	believe	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
22	usually	usually	ADV	RB	_	24	advmod	_	_
23	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	24	mark	_	_
24	putting	put	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	20	ccomp	_	_
25	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	24	obj	_	_
26	fully	fully	ADV	RB	_	24	advmod	_	_
27	under	under	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
28	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a Baptist | a member |  |  |  | of a Protestant Christian church | tree rules |
| 2 | **baptise** | present | a Protestant Christian church | people |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **say** *speech: assert* | to-infinitive | a Protestant Christian church *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 4 | **believe** | present | people |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 5 | **put** | gerund |  | people |  | water |  | fully, usually *property* | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent they=Theme under water=Destination |

<!-- .note -->
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}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: Bible — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
John the Baptist was the prophet who baptised people in the river Jordan, including Jesus, and told them to get ready for God's kingdom.

<!-- fold The tree, 25 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:baptist:m2:1
# text = John the Baptist was the prophet who baptised people in the river Jordan, including Jesus, and told them to get ready for God's kingdom.
1	John	John	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	Baptist	Baptist	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	prophet	prophet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	baptised	baptise	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
9	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	Jordan	Jordan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
15	including	including	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	Jesus	Jesus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	told	tell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	_
20	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	iobj	_	_
21	to	to	PART	TO	_	22	mark	_	_
22	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	19	xcomp	_	_
23	ready	ready	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	xcomp	_	_
24	for	for	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
25	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	27	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	's	's	PART	POS	_	25	case	_	_
27	kingdom	kingdom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | John | the prophet |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **baptise** | past | the prophet | people |  | the river Jordan and Jesus |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past | the prophet *not said here* |  | people |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent they=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 4 | **get** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | the prophet *not said here* |  |  |  |  | ready *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Baptist (adjective) describes these churches, as in "a Baptist chapel".

<!-- fold The tree, 10 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:baptist:m3:1
# text = Baptist (adjective) describes these churches, as in "a Baptist chapel".
1	Baptist	baptist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	adjective	adjective	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	3	punct	_	_
5	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	these	this	DET	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	7	det	_	_
7	churches	church	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
9	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
11	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	Baptist	baptist	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	chapel	chapel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **describe** | present | Baptist | this churches |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent church=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our neighbours go to the Baptist church on the corner.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:baptist:x1:1
# text = Our neighbours go to the Baptist church on the corner.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	neighbours	neighbour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	go	go	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	Baptist	Baptist	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	church	church	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	corner	corner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | present | Our neighbours |  |  | the corner |  | to the Baptist church | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to church=Initial\_Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
John the Baptist lived in the desert and ate locusts.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:baptist:x2:1
# text = John the Baptist lived in the desert and ate locusts.
1	John	John	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	Baptist	Baptist	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
4	lived	live	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	desert	desert	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	ate	eat	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
10	locusts	locust	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | past | John |  |  | the desert |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in desert=Location |
| 2 | **eat** | past | John *not said here* | locusts |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent locust=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Baptists are baptised when they decide to follow Jesus.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:baptist:x3:1
# text = Baptists are baptised when they decide to follow Jesus.
1	Baptists	baptist	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	baptised	baptise	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	6	advmod	_	_
5	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	decide	decide	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	follow	follow	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	_
9	Jesus	Jesus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **baptise** | present · passive |  | Baptists |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **decide** | present | Baptists *= baptist* |  |  |  |  |  | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **follow** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | Baptists *= baptist* *not said here* | Jesus |  |  |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent jesus=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Martin Luther King Jr was a Baptist minister.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:baptist:x4:1
# text = Martin Luther King Jr was a Baptist minister.
1	Martin	Martin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
2	Luther	Luther	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
3	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
4	Jr	Jr.	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	Baptist	baptist	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	minister	minister	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | Martin | a Baptist minister |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Baptist chapel has a pool under the floor for baptisms.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:baptist:x5:1
# text = The Baptist chapel has a pool under the floor for baptisms.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Baptist	baptist	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	chapel	chapel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	pool	pool	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	under	under	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	floor	floor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	baptisms	baptism	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the Baptist chapel | a pool |  | the floor for baptisms |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pool=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
John the Baptist said, "Someone greater than me is coming."

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:baptist:x6:1
# text = John the Baptist said, "Someone greater than me is coming."
1	John	John	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	Baptist	Baptist	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
4	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	Someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	8	nsubj	_	_
8	greater	great	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	4	xcomp	_	_
9	than	than	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
10	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
12	coming	come	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | John |  |  |  |  | great *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **come** *in a quote* | present · progressive | John |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It was not nearly so big as its mother; only about the size of a Baptist chapel.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:baptist:x7:1
# text = It was not nearly so big as its mother; only about the size of a Baptist chapel.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
4	nearly	nearly	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
5	so	so	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	as	as	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	mother	mother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
11	only	only	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
12	about	about	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	size	size	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	Baptist	baptist	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	chapel	chapel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is** | past | It |  |  |  |  | as its mother; big, nearly *property* | tree rules |

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