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title: divinity — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «divinity» in the school dictionary: The quality of being God or a god; being divine. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# divinity

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**Who acts:** quality, Christians, Romans, uncle, Zeus, She · **What happens:** be, study, make, believe, worshipp, become · **To what, where:** religion, soft white sweet, divinity, many divinities, vicar, king

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«divinity» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: [divinity in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/divinity.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The quality of being God or a god; being divine.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:divinity:m1:1
# text = The quality of being God or a god; being divine.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	quality	quality	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	cop	_	_
5	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	god	god	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	11	cop	_	_
11	divine	divine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	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** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | of God or a god | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | gerund | the quality |  |  |  |  | divine *property* | 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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A god or goddess: «Roman divinities».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:divinity:m2:1
# text = A god or goddess: «Roman divinities».
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	god	god	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	goddess	goddess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
6	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	Roman	roman	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	divinities	divinity	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	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: school, university — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The study of religion and God; theology: «a Doctor of Divinity».

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:divinity:m3:1
# text = The study of religion and God; theology: «a Doctor of Divinity».
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	study	study	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	religion	religion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
8	theology	theology	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
10	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	Doctor	Doctor	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	appos	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	Divinity	Divinity	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **study** |  |  | religion and God |  |  |  |  | nom study «act transitive»: of=patient |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

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Usage: sweets, US — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A soft white sweet made with egg whites and sugar (also «divinity fudge»).

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:divinity:m4:1
# text = A soft white sweet made with egg whites and sugar (also «divinity fudge»).
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	soft	soft	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	sweet	sweet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	egg	egg	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	whites	white	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	sugar	sugar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
11	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	also	also	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
13	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	divinity	divinity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
15	fudge	fudge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | participle |  | a soft white sweet *not said here* |  |  |  | with egg whites and sugar | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Christians believe in the divinity of Jesus.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:divinity:x1:1
# text = Christians believe in the divinity of Jesus.
1	Christians	Christian	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	believe	believe	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	divinity	divinity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Jesus	Jesus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **believe** | present | Christians |  |  | the divinity of Jesus |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Romans worshipped many divinities.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:divinity:x2:1
# text = The Romans worshipped many divinities.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Romans	Roman	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	worshipped	worshipp	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	divinities	divinity	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	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 | **worshipp** | past | the Romans | many divinities |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My uncle studied divinity before becoming a vicar.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:divinity:x3:1
# text = My uncle studied divinity before becoming a vicar.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	uncle	uncle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	studied	study	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	divinity	divinity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	becoming	become	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	vicar	vicar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **study** | past | My uncle | divinity |  |  |  |  | vn learn-14-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent divinity=Topic |
| 2 | **become** | gerund | My uncle *not said here* | a vicar |  |  |  |  | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Zeus was the king of the Greek divinities.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:divinity:x4:1
# text = Zeus was the king of the Greek divinities.
1	Zeus	Zeus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	Greek	Greek	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	divinities	divinity	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | Zeus | the king |  |  |  | of the Greek divinities | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Egyptian temple was built for a sun divinity.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:divinity:x5:1
# text = The Egyptian temple was built for a sun divinity.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Egyptian	Egyptian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	temple	temple	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	built	build	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	sun	sun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	divinity	divinity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **build** | past · passive |  | the Egyptian temple |  |  |  | for a sun divinity | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP P.asset»: subject=Product for divinity=Asset |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She made divinity sweets for the church bake sale.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:divinity:x6:1
# text = She made divinity sweets for the church bake sale.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	divinity	divinity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	sweets	sweet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
7	church	church	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	bake	bake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	sale	sale	NOUN	NN	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 | **make** | past | She | divinity sweets |  |  |  | for the bake sale | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP P.asset»: agent=Agent sweet=Product for sale=Asset |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
This divinity was chiefly worshipped at Lampsacus, his birthplace.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:divinity:x7:1
# text = This divinity was chiefly worshipped at Lampsacus, his birthplace.
1	This	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	2	det	_	_
2	divinity	divinity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
4	chiefly	chiefly	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	worshipped	worshipp	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Lampsacus	Lampsacus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	birthplace	birthplace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **worshipp** | past · passive |  | this divinity |  | Lampsacus |  | chiefly *property* | tree rules |

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