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title: cleric — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «cleric» in the school dictionary: A cleric is a religious leader, such as a priest, minister, rabbi or imam. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# cleric

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**Who acts:** cleric, senior cleric, old cleric, Religious clerics · **What happens:** be, lead, speak, meet, heal, live · **To what, where:** religious leader, prayers, many religions, team, game, special clothes · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A cleric is a religious leader, such as a priest, minister, rabbi or imam.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cleric:m1:1
# text = A cleric is a religious leader, such as a priest, minister, rabbi or imam.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cleric	cleric	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	religious	religious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	leader	leader	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	11	case	_	_
9	as	as	ADP	IN	_	8	fixed	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	priest	priest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	minister	minister	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
15	rabbi	rabbi	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	parataxis	_	_
16	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	imam	imam	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a cleric | a religious leader |  |  |  |  | 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 -->
A senior cleric led the prayers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cleric:x1:1
# text = A senior cleric led the prayers.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	senior	senior	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	cleric	cleric	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	led	lead	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	prayers	prayer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lead** | past | a senior cleric | the prayers |  |  |  |  | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent prayer=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The cleric spoke about peace.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cleric:x2:1
# text = The cleric spoke about peace.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cleric	cleric	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	spoke	speak	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	about	about	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	peace	peace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **speak** *speech: other* | past | the cleric |  |  |  |  | about peace | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about peace=Topic |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Clerics from many religions met together.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cleric:x3:1
# text = Clerics from many religions met together.
1	Clerics	cleric	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
2	from	from	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	religions	religion	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	nmod	_	_
5	met	meet	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
6	together	together	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **meet** | participle |  | many religions *not said here* |  |  |  | together *property* | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In the game, my cleric heals the team.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cleric:x4:1
# text = In the game, my cleric heals the team.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	cleric	cleric	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	heals	heal	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **heal** | present | my cleric | the team |  | the game |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent team=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The old cleric lived next to the church.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cleric:x5:1
# text = The old cleric lived next to the church.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	cleric	cleric	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	lived	live	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	next	next	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	church	church	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | past | the old cleric |  |  |  |  | to the church; next *property* | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Religious clerics wear special clothes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cleric:x6:1
# text = Religious clerics wear special clothes.
1	Religious	religious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	clerics	cleric	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	wear	wear	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	special	special	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	clothes	clothes	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | present | Religious clerics | special clothes |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent clothes=Source |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The cleric nodded with savage emphasis.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cleric:x7:1
# text = The cleric nodded with savage emphasis.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cleric	cleric	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	nodded	nod	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	savage	savage	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	emphasis	emphasis	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	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 | **nod** | participle |  | the cleric *not said here* |  |  |  | with savage emphasis | vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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