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title: ecclesiastical — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «ecclesiastical» in the school dictionary: Connected with the Christian church or its clergy (priests, ministers, bishops): «ecclesiastical buildings», «ecclesiastical law». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# ecclesiastical

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**Who acts:** bishop, museum, old church, ecclesiastical courts, church, library · **What happens:** connect, wear, have, be, judge, matter · **To what, where:** ecclesiastical robes, room, fine example, past, many ecclesiastical records, cathedral

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Connected with the Christian church or its clergy (priests, ministers, bishops): «ecclesiastical buildings», «ecclesiastical law».

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ecclesiastical:m1:1
# text = Connected with the Christian church or its clergy (priests, ministers, bishops): «ecclesiastical buildings», «ecclesiastical law».
1	Connected	connect	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
2	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	Christian	Christian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	church	church	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	clergy	clergy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
9	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	priests	priest	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	ministers	minister	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	bishops	bishop	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	19	punct	_	_
17	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	ecclesiastical	ecclesiastical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	buildings	building	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
22	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	24	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	ecclesiastical	ecclesiastical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	24	amod	_	_
24	law	law	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	24	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **connect** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | with the Christian church or its clergy and ecclesiastical buildings | vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V PP.patient»: agent=Patient with church=Co-Patient |

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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 -->
The bishop wore his ecclesiastical robes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ecclesiastical:x1:1
# text = The bishop wore his ecclesiastical robes.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bishop	bishop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	wore	wear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
5	ecclesiastical	ecclesiastical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	robes	robe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | past | the bishop | bishop's ecclesiastical robes |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent robe=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The museum has a room of ecclesiastical silver.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ecclesiastical:x2:1
# text = The museum has a room of ecclesiastical silver.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	museum	museum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	room	room	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	ecclesiastical	ecclesiastical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	silver	silver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the museum | a room of ecclesiastical silver |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent room=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The old church is a fine example of ecclesiastical architecture.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ecclesiastical:x3:1
# text = The old church is a fine example of ecclesiastical architecture.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	church	church	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	example	example	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	ecclesiastical	ecclesiastical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	architecture	architecture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the old church | a fine example |  |  |  | of ecclesiastical architecture | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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In the past, ecclesiastical courts judged church matters.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ecclesiastical:x4:1
# text = In the past, ecclesiastical courts judged church matters.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	past	past	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	ecclesiastical	ecclesiastical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	courts	court	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
7	judged	judge	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	church	church	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	matters	matter	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **judge** | past | ecclesiastical courts |  |  | the past |  |  | vn estimate-34.2-1-1 «NP V whether/if S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **matter** | present | church |  |  |  |  |  | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The library holds many ecclesiastical records.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ecclesiastical:x5:1
# text = The library holds many ecclesiastical records.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	library	library	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	holds	hold	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	ecclesiastical	ecclesiastical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	records	record	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hold** | present | the library | many ecclesiastical records |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent record=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ecclesiastical music filled the cathedral.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ecclesiastical:x6:1
# text = Ecclesiastical music filled the cathedral.
1	Ecclesiastical	ecclesiastical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	music	music	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	filled	fill	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	cathedral	cathedral	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	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 | **fill** | past | Ecclesiastical music | the cathedral |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent cathedral=Patient |

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