--- title: impious — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics description: «impious» in the school dictionary: Impious means showing no respect for the gods or for holy things. 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The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [impious in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/impious.md). ## Meaning 1 {#m1} Impious means showing no respect for the gods or for holy things. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:impious:m1:1 # text = Impious means showing no respect for the gods or for holy things. 1 Impious impious ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 2 nsubj _ _ 2 means mean VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 showing show VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 2 xcomp _ _ 4 no no DET DT PronType=Neg 5 det _ _ 5 respect respect NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ _ 6 for for ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 gods god NOUN NNS Number=Plur 5 nmod _ _ 9 or or CCONJ CC _ 12 cc _ _ 10 for for ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 11 holy holy ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 12 amod _ _ 12 things thing NOUN NNS Number=Plur 8 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 13 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **mean** | present | Impious | | | | | | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **show** *not said to happen* | gerund | Impious *not said here* | no respect | | | | for the gods or holy things | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent respect=Recipient | 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} The impious king was punished. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:impious:x1:1 # text = The impious king was punished. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 2 impious impious ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 amod _ _ 3 king king NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 4 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 aux:pass _ _ 5 punished punish VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 6 . . PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **punish** | past · passive | | the impious king | | | | | vn prosecute-33.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient | ## Example 2 {#x2} An impious mortal ignored the gods. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:impious:x2:1 # text = An impious mortal ignored the gods. 1 An a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 2 impious impious ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 amod _ _ 3 mortal mortal NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 4 ignored ignore VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 gods god NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 7 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **ignore** | past | a impious mortal | the gods | | | | | vn neglect-75.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent god=Theme | ## Example 3 {#x3} Their impious plan was stopped by Apollo. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:impious:x3:1 # text = Their impious plan was stopped by Apollo. 1 Their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 3 nmod:poss _ _ 2 impious impious ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 amod _ _ 3 plan plan NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj:pass _ _ 4 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 aux:pass _ _ 5 stopped stop VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 6 by by ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 7 Apollo Apollo PROPN NNP Number=Sing 5 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 8 . . PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **stop** | past · passive | Apollo | Their impious plan | | | | | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Affector subject=Eventuality | | 2 | **plan** | | Their *= they* | | | | | | nom plan «cognition transitive»: poss=agent | **Text:** the school dictionary of Mova's schools (`world/data/dictionary-schools/`), written for Mova. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each meaning and example read on its own. 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