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title: interfaith — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «interfaith» in the school dictionary: Interfaith means between or among people of different religions, like Christians, Jews, Muslims, Hindus, Sikhs and Buddhists. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# interfaith

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**Who acts:** Interfaith, interfaith event, town, we, interfaith group, Interfaith friendship · **What happens:** mean, bring, meet, talk, pray, work · **To what, where:** different faiths, interfaith service, many religions, mosque, food bank, people

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«interfaith» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: [interfaith in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/interfaith.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Interfaith means between or among people of different religions, like Christians, Jews, Muslims, Hindus, Sikhs and Buddhists.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:interfaith:m1:1
# text = Interfaith means between or among people of different religions, like Christians, Jews, Muslims, Hindus, Sikhs and Buddhists.
1	Interfaith	Interfaith	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	between	between	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
5	among	among	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	different	different	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	religions	religion	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	like	like	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	Christians	Christian	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	Jews	Jew	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
16	Muslims	Muslim	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
18	Hindus	Hindu	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
20	Sikhs	Sikh	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	12	conj	_	_
21	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
22	Buddhists	Buddhist	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	20	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Interfaith |  |  |  |  | between people of different religions like Christians and Jews and Muslims and Hindus and Sikhs and Buddhists | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |

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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 -->
An interfaith event brings different faiths together to meet, talk, pray or work for good causes.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:interfaith:m2:1
# text = An interfaith event brings different faiths together to meet, talk, pray or work for good causes.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	interfaith	interfaith	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	event	event	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	brings	bring	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	different	different	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	faiths	faith	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	together	together	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	meet	meet	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	talk	talk	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	pray	pray	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	conj	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	work	work	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	conj	_	_
16	for	for	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	causes	cause	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bring** | present | a interfaith event | different faiths |  |  |  | together *property* | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent faith=Theme |
| 2 | **meet** | to-infinitive | a interfaith event *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **talk** | infinitive | a interfaith event *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **pray** | infinitive | a interfaith event *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn long-32.2 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Pivot |
| 5 | **work** | infinitive | a interfaith event *not said here* |  |  |  |  | for good causes | vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent for cause=Beneficiary |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The town held an interfaith service for peace.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:interfaith:x1:1
# text = The town held an interfaith service for peace.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	held	hold	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	interfaith	interfaith	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	service	service	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	peace	peace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hold** | past | the town | a interfaith service |  |  |  | for peace | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent service=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Leaders from many religions met for interfaith dialogue.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:interfaith:x2:1
# text = Leaders from many religions met for interfaith dialogue.
1	Leaders	leader	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	from	from	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	religions	religion	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
5	met	meet	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	interfaith	interfaith	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	dialogue	dialogue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	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 | **meet** | participle |  | many religions *not said here* |  |  |  | for interfaith dialogue | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
During Interfaith Week we visited a mosque, a synagogue and a gurdwara.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:interfaith:x3:1
# text = During Interfaith Week we visited a mosque, a synagogue and a gurdwara.
1	During	during	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	Interfaith	Interfaith	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	Week	week	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
4	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	visited	visit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	mosque	mosque	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	synagogue	synagogue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	gurdwara	gurdwara	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **visit** | past | we | a mosque and a synagogue and a gurdwara |  |  | week |  | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mosque=Co-Agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The interfaith group runs a food bank together.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:interfaith:x4:1
# text = The interfaith group runs a food bank together.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	interfaith	interfaith	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	runs	run	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	bank	bank	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	together	together	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **run** | present | the interfaith group | a food bank |  |  |  | together *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme bank=Trajectory |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Interfaith friendship helps people respect each other's beliefs.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:interfaith:x5:1
# text = Interfaith friendship helps people respect each other's beliefs.
1	Interfaith	interfaith	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	friendship	friendship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	helps	help	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	respect	respect	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	9	det	_	_
7	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	beliefs	belief	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | present | Interfaith friendship | people |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent people=Beneficiary clause=Theme |
| 2 | **respect** | infinitive | people *not said here* | each other beliefs |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer belief=Stimulus |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The interfaith council meets every month.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:interfaith:x6:1
# text = The interfaith council meets every month.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	interfaith	interfaith	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	council	council	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	meets	meet	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	6	det	_	_
6	month	month	NOUN	NN	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 | **meet** | present | the interfaith council |  |  |  | month |  | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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