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title: humanism — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «humanism» in the school dictionary: Humanism is a way of thinking that says people can live good, meaningful lives using reason, kindness and science, without believing in God or a religion. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# humanism

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**Who acts:** Humanism, that, people, good meaningful lives, movement, way · **What happens:** be, say, live, use, believe, bring back · **To what, where:** way, good meaningful lives, reason, movement, learning, people · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Humanism is a way of thinking that says people can live good, meaningful lives using reason, kindness and science, without believing in God or a religion.

<!-- fold The tree, 26 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:humanism:m1:1
# text = Humanism is a way of thinking that says people can live good, meaningful lives using reason, kindness and science, without believing in God or a religion.
1	Humanism	humanism	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	thinking	thinking	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
9	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	_
10	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
11	live	live	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	ccomp	_	_
12	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
14	meaningful	meaningful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	lives	life	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obj	_	_
16	using	use	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	15	acl	_	_
17	reason	reason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
19	kindness	kindness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	conj	_	_
20	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
21	science	science	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
23	without	without	SCONJ	IN	_	24	mark	_	_
24	believing	believe	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	11	advcl	_	_
25	in	in	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
26	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	24	obl	_	_
27	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	29	cc	_	_
28	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	29	det	_	_
29	religion	religion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Humanism | a way |  |  |  | of thinking | tree rules |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | that |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **live** | can | people | good meaningful lives |  |  |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V ADV»: agent=Theme life=Location |
| 4 | **use** | gerund | good meaningful lives *not said here* | reason and kindness and science |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent reason=Patient |
| 5 | **believe** | gerund | people *not said here* |  |  |  |  | in God or a religion | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer |

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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}

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Usage: history — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Humanism was a movement about six hundred years ago, in the Renaissance, that brought back the learning of ancient Greece and Rome and put people at the centre of study.

<!-- fold The tree, 30 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:humanism:m2:1
# text = Humanism was a movement about six hundred years ago, in the Renaissance, that brought back the learning of ancient Greece and Rome and put people at the centre of study.
1	Humanism	Humanism	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	movement	movement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	about	about	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
6	six	six	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	compound	_	_
7	hundred	hundred	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl:unmarked	_	_
9	ago	ago	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	Renaissance	Renaissance	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
15	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	16	nsubj	_	_
16	brought	bring	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
17	back	back	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	learning	learning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	_
20	of	of	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	ancient	ancient	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	amod	_	_
22	Greece	Greece	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	19	nmod	_	_
23	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
24	Rome	Rome	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	22	conj	_	_
25	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	26	cc	_	_
26	put	put	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	16	conj	_	_
27	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	26	obj	_	_
28	at	at	ADP	IN	_	30	case	_	_
29	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	30	det	_	_
30	centre	centre	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	obl	_	_
31	of	of	ADP	IN	_	32	case	_	_
32	study	study	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	30	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | Humanism | a movement |  |  |  | ago *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **bring back** | past | a movement | the learning of ancient Greece and Rome |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent learning=Theme |
| 3 | **put** | infinitive | a movement *not said here* | people |  | the centre of study |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent people=Theme at centre=Destination |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Humanism is a way of living without religion.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:humanism:x1:1
# text = Humanism is a way of living without religion.
1	Humanism	humanism	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	living	live	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	acl	_	_
7	without	without	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	religion	religion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	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** | present | Humanism | a way |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **live** | gerund | a way *not said here* |  |  |  |  | without religion | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Humanists believe people should be kind because it helps others.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:humanism:x2:1
# text = Humanists believe people should be kind because it helps others.
1	Humanists	humanist	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	believe	believe	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
4	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	cop	_	_
6	kind	kind	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	ccomp	_	_
7	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	helps	help	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	advcl	_	_
10	others	other	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **believe** | present | Humanists |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **is** | should | people |  |  |  |  | kind *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **help** | present | it | others |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent other=Beneficiary |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My uncle had a humanist wedding.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:humanism:x3:1
# text = My uncle had a humanist wedding.
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	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	humanist	humanist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	wedding	wedding	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	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 | **have** | past | My uncle | a humanist wedding |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wedding=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Renaissance humanism brought back interest in Greek writers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:humanism:x4:1
# text = Renaissance humanism brought back interest in Greek writers.
1	Renaissance	Renaissance	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	humanism	humanism	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	brought	bring	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	back	back	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	interest	interest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	Greek	Greek	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	writers	writer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bring back** | past | Renaissance humanism | interest |  | Greek writers |  |  | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent interest=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our RE class compared humanism with Christianity.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:humanism:x5:1
# text = Our RE class compared humanism with Christianity.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	RE	RE	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	compared	compare	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	humanism	humanism	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Christianity	Christianity	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **compare** | past | Our RE class | humanism |  |  |  | with Christianity | vn amalgamate-22.2-2 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent humanism=Patient with christianity=Co-Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Humanism puts reason and science at the centre.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:humanism:x6:1
# text = Humanism puts reason and science at the centre.
1	Humanism	humanism	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	puts	put	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	reason	reason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	science	science	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	centre	centre	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | present | Humanism | reason and science |  | the centre |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent reason=Theme at centre=Destination |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Many humanists work for charities.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:humanism:x7:1
# text = Many humanists work for charities.
1	Many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	humanists	humanist	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	work	work	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	charities	charity	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **work** | present | Many humanists |  |  |  |  | for charities | vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent for charity=Beneficiary |

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