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title: hinduism — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «hinduism» in the school dictionary: Hinduism is the main religion of India and Nepal, one of the oldest religions in the world; Hindus worship one supreme reality, Brahman, often through many gods and goddesses such as Vishnu, Shiva and Lakshmi. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree an
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# hinduism

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**Who acts:** Hinduism, Hindus, Diwali, Many Hindus, We, Hindu temple · **What happens:** be, worship, believe, bear, visit, call · **To what, where:** main religion, one supreme reality, Hindus, one, festival, Hinduism · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«hinduism» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: [hinduism in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/hinduism.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Hinduism is the main religion of India and Nepal, one of the oldest religions in the world; Hindus worship one supreme reality, Brahman, often through many gods and goddesses such as Vishnu, Shiva and Lakshmi.

<!-- fold The tree, 35 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hinduism:m1:1
# text = Hinduism is the main religion of India and Nepal, one of the oldest religions in the world; Hindus worship one supreme reality, Brahman, often through many gods and goddesses such as Vishnu, Shiva and Lakshmi.
1	Hinduism	Hinduism	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	main	main	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	religion	religion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	India	India	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	Nepal	Nepal	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	conj	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	oldest	old	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	15	amod	_	_
15	religions	religion	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nmod	_	_
16	in	in	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	world	world	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	21	punct	_	_
20	Hindus	Hindu	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	21	nsubj	_	_
21	worship	worship	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
22	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	24	nummod	_	_
23	supreme	supreme	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	24	amod	_	_
24	reality	reality	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	26	punct	_	_
26	Brahman	Brahman	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	24	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	31	punct	_	_
28	often	often	ADV	RB	_	31	advmod	_	_
29	through	through	ADP	IN	_	31	case	_	_
30	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	31	amod	_	_
31	gods	god	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	21	obl	_	_
32	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	33	cc	_	_
33	goddesses	goddess	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	31	conj	_	_
34	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	36	case	_	_
35	as	as	ADP	IN	_	34	fixed	_	_
36	Vishnu	Vishnu	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	31	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
37	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	38	punct	_	_
38	Shiva	Shiva	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	36	conj	_	_
39	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	40	cc	_	_
40	Lakshmi	Lakshmi	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	36	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
41	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Hinduism | the main religion |  |  |  | of India and Nepal | tree rules |
| 2 | **worship** | present | Hindus | one supreme reality |  |  |  | through many gods such Vishnu and Shiva and Lakshmi and goddesses | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer reality=Stimulus |

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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 -->
The way of life and beliefs of Hindus, including ideas like karma, dharma (duty) and reincarnation.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hinduism:m2:1
# text = The way of life and beliefs of Hindus, including ideas like karma, dharma (duty) and reincarnation.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	beliefs	belief	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Hindus	Hindu	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	including	including	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	ideas	idea	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	appos	_	_
12	like	like	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	karma	karma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
15	dharma	dharma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	_
16	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	duty	duty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	17	punct	_	_
19	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
20	reincarnation	reincarnation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **believe** |  |  | Hindus |  |  |  |  | nom belief «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Hinduism is one of the oldest religions in the world.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hinduism:x1:1
# text = Hinduism is one of the oldest religions in the world.
1	Hinduism	hinduism	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	oldest	old	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	7	amod	_	_
7	religions	religion	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	world	world	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Hinduism | one |  |  |  | of the oldest religions in the world | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In Hinduism, Diwali is the festival of lights.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hinduism:x2:1
# text = In Hinduism, Diwali is the festival of lights.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	Hinduism	Hinduism	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	Diwali	Diwali	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	festival	festival	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	lights	light	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Diwali | the festival |  | Hinduism |  | of lights | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Many Hindus believe in reincarnation, being born again.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hinduism:x3:1
# text = Many Hindus believe in reincarnation, being born again.
1	Many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	Hindus	Hindu	PROPN	NNPS	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	reincarnation	reincarnation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	born	bear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	parataxis	_	_
9	again	again	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **believe** | present | Many Hindus |  |  | reincarnation |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **bear** | gerund · passive |  |  |  |  | again |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S» |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We visited a Hindu temple, called a mandir.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hinduism:x4:1
# text = We visited a Hindu temple, called a mandir.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	visited	visit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	Hindu	hindu	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	temple	temple	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	mandir	mandir	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **visit** | past | We | a Hindu temple |  |  |  |  | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent temple=Co-Agent |
| 2 | **call** | participle | a Hindu temple *not said here* | a mandir |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The idea of karma comes from Hinduism and other Indian religions.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hinduism:x5:1
# text = The idea of karma comes from Hinduism and other Indian religions.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	idea	idea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	karma	karma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	comes	come	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Hinduism	Hinduism	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
9	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
10	Indian	Indian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	religions	religion	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | present | the idea of karma |  |  | Hinduism and other Indian religions |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from hinduism=Initial\_Location |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ganesh, the god with an elephant's head, is loved in Hinduism.

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hinduism:x6:1
# text = Ganesh, the god with an elephant's head, is loved in Hinduism.
1	Ganesh	Ganesh	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nsubj:pass	_	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	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	elephant	elephant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux:pass	_	_
12	loved	love	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	Hinduism	Hinduism	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **love** | present · passive |  | Ganesh |  | Hinduism |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Stimulus |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our class learned about Hinduism, Islam, Judaism and Christianity.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hinduism:x7:1
# text = Our class learned about Hinduism, Islam, Judaism and Christianity.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	learned	learn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	about	about	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Hinduism	Hinduism	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	Islam	Islam	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	Judaism	Judaism	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	Christianity	Christianity	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **learn** | past | Our class |  |  |  |  | about Hinduism and Islam and Judaism and Christianity | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about hinduism=Topic |

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