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title: baptists — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «baptists» in the school dictionary: Baptists are members of Protestant Christian churches that baptise only believers old enough to choose, usually by full immersion in water, and in which each local church largely runs itself. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# baptists

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**Who acts:** Baptists, Protestant Christian churches, local church, people, Many Baptists, father · **What happens:** be, baptise, choose, run, believe, live · **To what, where:** members, believers, water, southern United States, picnic, town service · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«baptists» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 6 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: [baptists in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/baptists.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: church — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Baptists are members of Protestant Christian churches that baptise only believers old enough to choose, usually by full immersion in water, and in which each local church largely runs itself.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:baptists:m1:1
# text = Baptists are members of Protestant Christian churches that baptise only believers old enough to choose, usually by full immersion in water, and in which each local church largely runs itself.
1	Baptists	baptist	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	members	member	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	Protestant	protestant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	Christian	Christian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	churches	church	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	_
8	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
9	baptise	baptise	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
10	only	only	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	believers	believer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	_
12	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
13	enough	enough	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
14	to	to	PART	TO	_	15	mark	_	_
15	choose	choose	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
17	usually	usually	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	_
18	by	by	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	immersion	immersion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
21	in	in	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	31	punct	_	_
24	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	31	cc	_	_
25	in	in	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
26	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	31	obl	_	_
27	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	29	det	_	_
28	local	local	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	29	amod	_	_
29	church	church	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	31	nsubj	_	_
30	largely	largely	ADV	RB	_	31	advmod	_	_
31	runs	run	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
32	itself	itself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	31	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Baptists | members |  |  |  | of Protestant Christian churches | tree rules |
| 2 | **baptise** | present | Protestant Christian churches | believers |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **choose** | to-infinitive | Protestant Christian churches *not said here* |  |  |  |  | by full immersion in water | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **run** | present | each local church | water |  | members |  | largely *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent itself=Theme in which=Trajectory |

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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}

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Baptists believe people should choose to be baptised.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:baptists:x1:1
# text = Baptists believe people should choose to be baptised.
1	Baptists	baptist	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	believe	believe	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
4	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	choose	choose	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	ccomp	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
7	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	baptised	baptise	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **believe** | present | Baptists |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 2 | **choose** | should | people |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **baptise** | to-infinitive · passive | people *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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Many Baptists live in the southern United States.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:baptists:x2:1
# text = Many Baptists live in the southern United States.
1	Many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	Baptists	baptist	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	live	live	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	southern	southern	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	United	United	ADJ	NNP	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	States	State	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | present | Many Baptists |  |  | the southern United States |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in state=Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Baptists held a picnic after the baptism in the river.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:baptists:x3:1
# text = The Baptists held a picnic after the baptism in the river.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Baptists	Baptist	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	held	hold	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	picnic	picnic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	after	after	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	baptism	baptism	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hold** | past | the Baptists | a picnic |  |  | after the baptism in the river |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent picnic=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Baptists and Methodists sang together at the town service.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:baptists:x4:1
# text = Baptists and Methodists sang together at the town service.
1	Baptists	baptist	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	Methodists	methodist	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	_
4	sang	sing	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	together	together	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	service	service	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 | **sing** *speech: express* | past | Baptists and Methodists |  |  | the town service |  | together *property* | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at service=Location |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:baptists:x5:1
# text = Martin Luther King Jr's father was also a Baptist minister.
1	Martin	Martin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod:poss	_	_
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	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
6	father	father	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
8	also	also	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	Baptist	baptist	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	minister	minister	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | Martin's father | a Baptist minister |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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Baptists usually baptise by putting people right under the water.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:baptists:x6:1
# text = Baptists usually baptise by putting people right under the water.
1	Baptists	baptist	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	usually	usually	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	baptise	baptise	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
5	putting	put	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
6	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
7	right	right	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
8	under	under	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **baptise** | present | Baptists |  |  |  |  | usually *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **put** | gerund | Baptists *not said here* | people |  | the water |  | right *property* | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent people=Theme under water=Destination |

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