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title: communion — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «communion» in the school dictionary: Holy Communion is a Christian service in which people share bread and wine (or juice) to remember Jesus' Last Supper and his death; it is also called the Eucharist, the Mass or the Lord's Supper. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# communion

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**Who acts:** Holy Communion, people, Communion, First Communion, Catholic child, vicar · **What happens:** be, share, remember, call, die, receive · **To what, where:** Christian service, bread, Last Supper, death, special day, communion · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Holy Communion is a Christian service in which people share bread and wine (or juice) to remember Jesus' Last Supper and his death; it is also called the Eucharist, the Mass or the Lord's Supper.

<!-- fold The tree, 37 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:communion:m1:1
# text = Holy Communion is a Christian service in which people share bread and wine (or juice) to remember Jesus' Last Supper and his death; it is also called the Eucharist, the Mass or the Lord's Supper.
1	Holy	holy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	Communion	Communion	PROPN	NNP	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	Christian	Christian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	service	service	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	obl	_	_
9	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
10	share	share	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
11	bread	bread	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	wine	wine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	_
14	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	juice	juice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	16	punct	_	_
18	to	to	PART	TO	_	19	mark	_	_
19	remember	remember	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	advcl	_	_
20	Jesus	Jesus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	23	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	'	's	PART	POS	_	20	case	_	_
22	Last	Last	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	23	flat	_	_
23	Supper	Supper	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	19	obj	_	_
24	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	26	cc	_	_
25	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	26	nmod:poss	_	_
26	death	death	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	31	punct	_	_
28	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	31	nsubj:pass	_	_
29	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	31	aux:pass	_	_
30	also	also	ADV	RB	_	31	advmod	_	_
31	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	parataxis	_	_
32	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	33	det	_	_
33	Eucharist	Eucharist	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	31	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	36	punct	_	_
35	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	36	det	_	_
36	Mass	Mass	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	33	conj	_	_
37	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	41	cc	_	_
38	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	39	det	_	_
39	Lord	Lord	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	41	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
40	's	's	PART	POS	_	39	case	_	_
41	Supper	Supper	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	33	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
42	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Holy Communion | a Christian service |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **share** | present | people | bread and wine or juice |  | a Christian service |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **remember** | to-infinitive | people *not said here* | Jesus's Last Supper and Communion's death |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent supper=Theme |
| 4 | **call** | present · passive |  | death |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |
| 5 | **die** |  | Communion |  |  |  |  |  | nom death «event intransitive»: poss=agent |

<!-- .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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
First Communion is the special day when a Catholic child first receives communion.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:communion:m2:1
# text = First Communion is the special day when a Catholic child first receives communion.
1	First	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	2	amod	_	_
2	Communion	Communion	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	special	special	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	12	mark	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	Catholic	catholic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
11	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	12	advmod	_	_
12	receives	receive	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	advcl	_	_
13	communion	communion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | First Communion | the special day |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **receive** | present | a Catholic child | communion |  |  |  | first *property* | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent communion=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Communion is a close sharing of thoughts or feelings, as in "in communion with nature".

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:communion:m3:1
# text = Communion is a close sharing of thoughts or feelings, as in "in communion with nature".
1	Communion	Communion	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	close	close	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	sharing	sharing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	thoughts	thought	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	feelings	feeling	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
11	as	as	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	communion	communion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	appos	_	_
16	with	with	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	nature	nature	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Communion | a close sharing |  |  |  | of thoughts or feelings | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
On Sunday the vicar gave communion to the people.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:communion:x1:1
# text = On Sunday the vicar gave communion to the people.
1	On	on	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	Sunday	Sunday	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	vicar	vicar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	communion	communion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | the vicar | communion | the people |  | sunday |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent communion=Theme to people=Recipient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Aoife wore a white dress for her First Communion.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:communion:x2:1
# text = Aoife wore a white dress for her First Communion.
1	Aoife	Aoife	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wore	wear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	dress	dress	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
8	First	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	9	amod	_	_
9	Communion	Communion	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | past | Aoife | a white dress |  |  |  | for Aoife's First Communion | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent dress=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
At communion we remember the Last Supper.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:communion:x3:1
# text = At communion we remember the Last Supper.
1	At	at	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	communion	communion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
3	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	remember	remember	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	Last	Last	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	flat	_	_
7	Supper	Supper	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **remember** | present | we | the Last Supper |  | communion |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent supper=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Some churches use grape juice for communion instead of wine.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:communion:x4:1
# text = Some churches use grape juice for communion instead of wine.
1	Some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	2	det	_	_
2	churches	church	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	use	use	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	grape	grape	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	juice	juice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	communion	communion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	instead	instead	ADV	RB	ExtPos=ADP	10	case	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	fixed	_	_
10	wine	wine	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 | **use** | present | some churches | grape juice |  |  |  | for communion; instead wine | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP PP.predicate»: agent=Agent juice=Theme for communion=Eventuality |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The family went for lunch after the First Communion.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:communion:x5:1
# text = The family went for lunch after the First Communion.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	lunch	lunch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	after	after	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	First	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	9	amod	_	_
9	Communion	Communion	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | past | the family |  |  |  | after the First Communion | for lunch | vn help-72.1-2 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent for lunch=Beneficiary |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Walking in the woods, she felt in communion with nature.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:communion:x6:1
# text = Walking in the woods, she felt in communion with nature.
1	Walking	walk	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	advcl	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	woods	wood	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
6	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	felt	feel	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	communion	communion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
10	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	nature	nature	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **walk** | gerund | she *not said here* |  |  | the woods |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in wood=Trajectory |
| 2 | **feel** | past | she |  |  |  |  | in communion with nature | vn seem-109-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Theme in communion=Attribute |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
After the sermon followed Holy Communion.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:communion:x7:1
# text = After the sermon followed Holy Communion.
1	After	after	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	sermon	sermon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
4	followed	follow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	Holy	Holy	PROPN	NNP	_	6	compound	_	_
6	Communion	Communion	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | past |  | Holy Communion |  |  | after the sermon |  | tree rules |

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