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title: god — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «god» in the school dictionary: God, with a capital G, is the name many religions, such as Christianity, Judaism and Islam, give to the one being they believe made and rules the world. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# god

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**Who acts:** God, many religions, religions, Someone, Many people, Zeus · **What happens:** be, give, make, admire, call, pray · **To what, where:** name, one, powerful myths, god, church, king · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
God, with a capital G, is the name many religions, such as Christianity, Judaism and Islam, give to the one being they believe made and rules the world.

<!-- fold The tree, 28 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:god:m1:1
# text = God, with a capital G, is the name many religions, such as Christianity, Judaism and Islam, give to the one being they believe made and rules the world.
1	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	capital	capital	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	G	G	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
11	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	religions	religion	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	22	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
14	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	16	case	_	_
15	as	as	ADP	IN	_	14	fixed	_	_
16	Christianity	Christianity	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
18	Judaism	Judaism	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	_
19	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
20	Islam	Islam	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
22	give	give	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	acl:relcl	_	_
23	to	to	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
24	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
25	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obl	_	_
26	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	28	cop	_	_
27	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	28	nsubj	_	_
28	believe	believe	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	22	conj	_	_
29	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	31	amod	_	_
30	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	31	cc	_	_
31	rules	rule	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	28	obj	_	_
32	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	33	det	_	_
33	world	world	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	31	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | God | the name |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **give** | present | many religions such Christianity and Judaism and Islam | the name *not said here* | the one |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent name=Theme to one=Recipient |
| 3 | **is** | gerund | religions *= religion* |  |  |  |  | believe *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **make** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |

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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, with a small g, is a powerful being in myths and some religions, such as the Greek god Zeus or the Norse god Thor.

<!-- fold The tree, 26 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:god:m2:1
# text = A god, with a small g, is a powerful being in myths and some religions, such as the Greek god Zeus or the Norse god Thor.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	god	god	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	g	G	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
11	powerful	powerful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
12	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	14	cop	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	myths	myth	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
16	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	17	det	_	_
17	religions	religion	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
19	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	24	case	_	_
20	as	as	ADP	IN	_	19	fixed	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
22	Greek	Greek	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	23	amod	_	_
23	god	god	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	compound	_	_
24	Zeus	Zeus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	parataxis	_	_
25	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	28	cc	_	_
26	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	28	det	_	_
27	Norse	norse	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	28	amod	_	_
28	god	god	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	conj	_	_
29	Thor	Thor	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	28	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	14	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | a god and a small g |  |  | a powerful myths and some religions |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Someone admired very much may be called a god in a joke.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:god:m3:1
# text = Someone admired very much may be called a god in a joke.
1	Someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	nsubj	_	_
2	admired	admire	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	very	very	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	much	much	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
5	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
6	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	ccomp	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	god	god	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	xcomp	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	joke	joke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **admire** | past | Someone |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 2 | **call** | may · passive | Someone *not said here* | a god in a joke |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V» |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Many people pray to God at church, at the mosque or at the synagogue.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:god:x1:1
# text = Many people pray to God at church, at the mosque or at the synagogue.
1	Many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	pray	pray	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	church	church	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	at	at	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	mosque	mosque	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
13	at	at	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	synagogue	synagogue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pray** | present | Many people |  | God | church |  | at the mosque or the synagogue | vn long-32.2 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Pivot |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:god:x2:1
# text = Zeus was the king of the Greek gods.
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	gods	god	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Thor was the Norse god of thunder.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:god:x3:1
# text = Thor was the Norse god of thunder.
1	Thor	thor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	Norse	norse	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	god	god	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	thunder	thunder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | Thor | the Norse god |  |  |  | of thunder | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The ancient Egyptians had a sun god called Ra.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:god:x4:1
# text = The ancient Egyptians had a sun god called Ra.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	ancient	ancient	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	Egyptians	Egyptian	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	sun	sun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	god	god	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
9	Ra	Ra	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | the ancient Egyptians | a sun god |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent god=Patient |
| 2 | **call** | participle |  | a sun god *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In our myths topic we wrote a story about a god of the sea.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:god:x5:1
# text = In our myths topic we wrote a story about a god of the sea.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
3	myths	myth	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	compound	_	_
4	topic	topic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
5	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	wrote	write	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	about	about	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	god	god	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **write** | past | we | a story |  | our myths topic |  | about a god of the sea | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent story=Theme in topic=Destination |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Some people believe in God and some people do not, and we respect both.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:god:x6:1
# text = Some people believe in God and some people do not, and we respect both.
1	Some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	2	det	_	_
2	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	believe	believe	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
7	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	8	det	_	_
8	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
9	do	do	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
10	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
14	respect	respect	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
15	both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **believe** | present | some people |  |  |  |  | in God | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **not** **do** | present | some people |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **respect** | present | we | both |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer both=Stimulus |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Poseidon, the god of the sea, could make storms with his trident.

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:god:x7:1
# text = Poseidon, the god of the sea, could make storms with his trident.
1	Poseidon	Poseidon	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	god	god	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
9	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
11	storms	storm	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	_
12	with	with	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	trident	trident	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | could | Poseidon | storms |  |  |  | with Poseidon's trident | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent storm=Product |

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