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title: incarnation — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «incarnation» in the school dictionary: The Incarnation is the Christian belief that God the Son became a human being, Jesus, born of Mary. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# incarnation

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**Who acts:** Incarnation, God, person, She, Christians, Jesus · **What happens:** be, become, bear, show, form, appear · **To what, where:** Christian belief, human Jesus, quality, incarnation, someone, form · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«incarnation» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: [incarnation in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/incarnation.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Incarnation is the Christian belief that God the Son became a human being, Jesus, born of Mary.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:incarnation:m1:1
# text = The Incarnation is the Christian belief that God the Son became a human being, Jesus, born of Mary.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Incarnation	Incarnation	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	Christian	Christian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	belief	belief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
8	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	Son	Son	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	appos	_	_
11	became	become	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
13	human	human	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
14	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	16	cop	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
16	Jesus	Jesus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
18	born	bear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	16	acl	_	_
19	of	of	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	Mary	Mary	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the Incarnation | the Christian belief |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **become** | past | God | the Christian belief *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Patient belief=Result |
| 3 | **is a** | gerund |  | a human Jesus |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **bear** | participle |  | a human Jesus *not said here* |  |  |  | of Mary | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer |

<!-- .note -->
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 person or thing that shows a quality perfectly: «She is the incarnation of kindness.».

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:incarnation:m2:1
# text = A person or thing that shows a quality perfectly: «She is the incarnation of kindness.».
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
5	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
6	shows	show	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	quality	quality	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	perfectly	perfectly	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
11	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
13	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	incarnation	incarnation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	parataxis	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	kindness	kindness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | present | a person or thing | a quality |  |  |  | perfectly *property* | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S»: agent=Agent quality=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | She | the incarnation |  |  |  | of kindness | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
One of the lives or forms of someone or something: «in a past incarnation», «the latest incarnation of the phone».

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:incarnation:m3:1
# text = One of the lives or forms of someone or something: «in a past incarnation», «the latest incarnation of the phone».
1	One	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	0	root	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	lives	life	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	nmod	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	forms	form	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	6	nmod	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	16	punct	_	_
12	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	past	past	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	incarnation	incarnation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
19	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	22	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
21	latest	late	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	22	amod	_	_
22	incarnation	incarnation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	_
23	of	of	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
24	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
25	phone	phone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: Hindu belief — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A form in which a god appears on earth, such as Krishna as an incarnation (avatar) of Vishnu.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:incarnation:m4:1
# text = A form in which a god appears on earth, such as Krishna as an incarnation (avatar) of Vishnu.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	form	form	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	obl	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	god	god	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	appears	appear	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	earth	earth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	13	case	_	_
12	as	as	ADP	IN	_	11	fixed	_	_
13	Krishna	Krishna	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	appos	_	_
14	as	as	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	incarnation	incarnation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	_
17	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	avatar	avatar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	18	punct	_	_
20	of	of	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	Vishnu	Vishnu	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **appear** | present | a god |  |  | a form |  | on earth | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in which=Location |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
At Christmas Christians celebrate the Incarnation.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:incarnation:x1:1
# text = At Christmas Christians celebrate the Incarnation.
1	At	at	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	Christmas	Christmas	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
3	Christians	Christian	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	celebrate	celebrate	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	Incarnation	Incarnation	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **celebrate** | present | Christians | the Incarnation |  | Christmas |  |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent incarnation=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Christians believe Jesus is God's incarnation as a man.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:incarnation:x2:1
# text = Christians believe Jesus is God's incarnation as a man.
1	Christians	Christian	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	believe	believe	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	Jesus	Jesus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	incarnation	incarnation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	ccomp	_	_
8	as	as	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **believe** | present | Christians |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **is a** | present | Jesus | God's incarnation |  |  |  | as a man | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Hindus see Krishna as an incarnation of Vishnu.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:incarnation:x3:1
# text = Hindus see Krishna as an incarnation of Vishnu.
1	Hindus	Hindu	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	see	see	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	Krishna	Krishna	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	as	as	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	incarnation	incarnation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Vishnu	Vishnu	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | present | Hindus | Krishna |  |  |  | as a incarnation of Vishnu | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer krishna=Stimulus as incarnation=Attribute |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The villain was the incarnation of evil.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:incarnation:x4:1
# text = The villain was the incarnation of evil.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	villain	villain	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	incarnation	incarnation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	evil	evil	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 | the villain | the incarnation |  |  |  | of evil | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In a past incarnation, our teacher was a chef.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:incarnation:x5:1
# text = In a past incarnation, our teacher was a chef.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	past	past	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	incarnation	incarnation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
8	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	chef	chef	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | our teacher | a chef |  | a past incarnation |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
This is the newest incarnation of the game.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:incarnation:x6:1
# text = This is the newest incarnation of the game.
1	This	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	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	newest	new	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	5	amod	_	_
5	incarnation	incarnation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | This | the newest incarnation |  |  |  | of the game | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
No wonder Brer Rabbit is so 'cute: he is nothing less than an incarnation of Buddha.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:incarnation:x7:1
# text = No wonder Brer Rabbit is so 'cute: he is nothing less than an incarnation of Buddha.
1	No	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	2	det	_	_
2	wonder	wonder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	Brer	Brer	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	_
4	Rabbit	Rabbit	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	flat	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
6	so	so	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
7	'	'	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	cute	cute	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
10	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
12	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	8	parataxis	_	_
13	less	less	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	12	amod	_	_
14	than	than	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	incarnation	incarnation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
17	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	Buddha	Buddha	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | no wonder |  |  |  |  | cute *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | present | Brer | nothing |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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