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title: idol — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «idol» in the school dictionary: An idol is a person who is greatly admired and loved by many people, such as a pop star or sports star. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# idol

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**Who acts:** idol, many people, Bible, Anything, Money, singer · **What happens:** be, admire, love, worshipp, forbid, treat · **To what, where:** person, statue, picture, worshipping idols, idol, famous footballer · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«idol» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: [idol in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/idol.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An idol is a person who is greatly admired and loved by many people, such as a pop star or sports star.

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:idol:m1:1
# text = An idol is a person who is greatly admired and loved by many people, such as a pop star or sports star.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	idol	idol	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
8	greatly	greatly	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	admired	admire	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl:relcl	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	loved	love	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	conj	_	_
12	by	by	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
16	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	20	case	_	_
17	as	as	ADP	IN	_	16	fixed	_	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
19	pop	pop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	compound	_	_
20	star	star	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
21	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
22	sports	sport	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	23	compound	_	_
23	star	star	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a idol | a person and a pop star or sports star |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **admire** | present · passive | many people | a person and a pop star or sports star |  |  |  | greatly *property* | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer subject=Stimulus |
| 3 | **love** | participle | many people *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: 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}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: religion, Bible — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An idol is a statue or picture that is worshipped as a god; the Bible forbids worshipping idols.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:idol:m2:1
# text = An idol is a statue or picture that is worshipped as a god; the Bible forbids worshipping idols.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	idol	idol	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	statue	statue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	picture	picture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	worshipped	worshipp	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl:relcl	_	_
11	as	as	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	god	god	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	17	punct	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	Bible	Bible	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	_
17	forbids	forbid	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
18	worshipping	worshipping	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	idols	idol	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a idol | a statue or picture |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **worshipp** | present · passive |  | picture |  |  |  | as a god | tree rules |
| 3 | **forbid** | present | the Bible | worshipping idols |  |  |  |  | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer idol=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Anything treated as more important than it should be: «Money became his idol».

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:idol:m3:1
# text = Anything treated as more important than it should be: «Money became his idol».
1	Anything	anything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	9	nsubj	_	_
2	treated	treat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	acl	_	_
3	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
4	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	5	amod	_	_
5	important	important	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
6	than	than	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obl	_	_
8	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	be	be	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	13	punct	_	_
11	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	Money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
13	became	become	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	ccomp	_	_
14	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	idol	idol	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **treat** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | important *property* | vn equip-13.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **be** | should | Anything |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **become** *in a quote* | past | Money | Money's idol |  |  |  |  | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My idol is a famous footballer.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:idol:x1:1
# text = My idol is a famous footballer.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	idol	idol	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	famous	famous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	footballer	footballer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | My idol | a famous footballer |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The singer was the idol of millions of fans.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:idol:x2:1
# text = The singer was the idol of millions of fans.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	singer	singer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	idol	idol	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	millions	million	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	fans	fan	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | the singer | the idol |  |  |  | of millions of fans | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Israelites made a golden calf as an idol.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:idol:x3:1
# text = The Israelites made a golden calf as an idol.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Israelites	Israelite	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	golden	golden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	calf	calf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	as	as	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	idol	idol	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | the Israelites | a golden calf |  |  |  | as a idol | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent calf=Product |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Ten Commandments forbid worshipping idols.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:idol:x4:1
# text = The Ten Commandments forbid worshipping idols.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Ten	ten	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	Commandments	commandment	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	forbid	forbid	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	worshipping	worshipping	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	idols	idol	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **forbid** | present | the Ten Commandments | worshipping idols |  |  |  |  | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer idol=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The explorer found a stone idol in the jungle temple.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:idol:x5:1
# text = The explorer found a stone idol in the jungle temple.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	explorer	explorer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	found	find	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	stone	stone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	idol	idol	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	jungle	jungle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	temple	temple	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | past | the explorer | a stone idol |  | the jungle temple |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent idol=Topic |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Don't make money your idol.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:idol:x6:1
# text = Don't make money your idol.
1	Do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	make	make	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	idol	idol	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **make** | imperative · do-support | you *not said here* | money |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP NP»: agent=Asset money=Beneficiary idol=Product |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She met her idol and got an autograph.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:idol:x7:1
# text = She met her idol and got an autograph.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	met	meet	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	idol	idol	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	autograph	autograph	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **meet** | past | She | her idol |  |  |  |  | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent idol=Co-Agent |
| 2 | **get** | past | She *not said here* | a autograph |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer autograph=Stimulus |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The long, colored tapestry, on which she and her maidens had worked pictures of their idols, Odin, Thor, and Friga, was hung up.

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:idol:x8:1
# text = The long, colored tapestry, on which she and her maidens had worked pictures of their idols, Odin, Thor, and Friga, was hung up.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
2	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	colored	colored	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	tapestry	tapestry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	nsubj:pass	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	14	obl	_	_
9	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	maidens	maiden	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	conj	_	_
13	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
14	worked	work	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	5	acl:relcl	_	_
15	pictures	picture	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obj	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	18	nmod:poss	_	_
18	idols	idol	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
20	Odin	Odin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
22	Thor	Thor	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	20	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
24	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	25	cc	_	_
25	Friga	Friga	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	20	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
27	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	28	aux:pass	_	_
28	hung	hang	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
29	up	up	ADP	RP	_	28	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	28	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **work** | past · perfect | she | pictures of pictures's idols |  | the long colored tapestry |  |  | vn knead-26.5 «NP V NP.material»: agent=Agent picture=Material |
| 2 | **hang up** | past · passive |  | the long colored tapestry |  |  |  |  | vn poison-42.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

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