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title: catholic — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «catholic» in the school dictionary: Belonging to the Roman Catholic Church, the Christian church led by the Pope: a Catholic school. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# catholic

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**Who acts:** many different kinds, cousin, Catholics, Pope, Ireland, formal · **What happens:** belong, lead, include, range, go, be · **To what, where:** Roman Catholic Church, Christian church, catholic tastes, music, Catholic school, Mass

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«catholic» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings 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: [catholic in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/catholic.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: Catholic, capital C — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Belonging to the Roman Catholic Church, the Christian church led by the Pope: a Catholic school.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:catholic:m1:1
# text = Belonging to the Roman Catholic Church, the Christian church led by the Pope: a Catholic school.
1	Belonging	belong	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	Roman	roman	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	Catholic	Catholic	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	Church	Church	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	Christian	Christian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	church	church	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
11	led	lead	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	acl	_	_
12	by	by	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	Pope	Pope	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	18	punct	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	Catholic	catholic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **belong** | gerund |  | the Roman Catholic Church |  |  |  | a Catholic school *obl* | tree rules |
| 2 | **lead** | participle |  | the Christian church *not said here* |  |  |  | by the Pope | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent by pope=Destination |

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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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Usage: noun — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A member of the Catholic Church.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:catholic:m2:1
# text = A member of the Catholic Church.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	member	member	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	Catholic	Catholic	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	Church	Church	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: catholic, small c, formal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Including many different kinds of things; wide-ranging: catholic tastes in music.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:catholic:m3:1
# text = Including many different kinds of things; wide-ranging: catholic tastes in music.
1	Including	include	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	case	_	_
2	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	different	different	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	kinds	kind	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
8	wide	wide	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	ranging	range	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	13	punct	_	_
12	catholic	catholic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	tastes	taste	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	music	music	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **include** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn involve-107.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **range** | gerund | many different kinds of things *not said here* | catholic tastes |  | music |  |  | vn meander-47.7 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location taste=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My cousin goes to a Catholic school.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:catholic:x1:1
# text = My cousin goes to a Catholic school.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	cousin	cousin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	goes	go	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	Catholic	catholic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	school	school	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 | **go** | present | My cousin |  |  | a Catholic school |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to school=Initial\_Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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Catholics go to Mass on Sundays.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:catholic:x2:1
# text = Catholics go to Mass on Sundays.
1	Catholics	catholic	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	go	go	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Mass	mass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Sundays	Sunday	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | present | Catholics |  |  | Mass | sunday |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to mass=Initial\_Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The Pope is the leader of the Catholic Church.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:catholic:x3:1
# text = The Pope is the leader of the Catholic Church.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Pope	Pope	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	leader	leader	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	Catholic	Catholic	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	Church	Church	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the Pope | the leader |  |  |  | of the Catholic Church | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Ireland has many Catholic churches.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:catholic:x4:1
# text = Ireland has many Catholic churches.
1	Ireland	Ireland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
4	Catholic	catholic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	churches	church	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Ireland | many Catholic churches |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent church=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
(formal) He has catholic tastes and reads everything from comics to science books.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:catholic:x5:1
# text = (formal) He has catholic tastes and reads everything from comics to science books.
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	formal	formal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
4	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	catholic	catholic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	tastes	taste	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	reads	read	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
10	everything	everything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	9	obj	_	_
11	from	from	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	comics	comic	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	_
13	to	to	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	science	science	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
15	books	book	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | formal | catholic tastes |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent taste=Patient |
| 2 | **read** | present | formal *not said here* | everything | science books | comics |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent everything=Topic to book=Recipient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our Catholic primary school is next to the church.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:catholic:x6:1
# text = Our Catholic primary school is next to the church.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
2	Catholic	catholic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	primary	primary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
6	next	next	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	church	church	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Our Catholic primary school |  |  |  |  | to the church; next *property* | tree rules |

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