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title: jesuit — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «jesuit» in the school dictionary: A Jesuit is a member of the Society of Jesus, a Roman Catholic order of priests and brothers founded by Saint Ignatius of Loyola in 1540. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# jesuit

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**Who acts:** Jesuit, someone, He, Saint Ignatius, Jesuit missionaries, Pope Francis · **What happens:** be, found, order, use, think, go · **To what, where:** member, priests, 1540, jesuitical, past, argument · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: church — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A Jesuit is a member of the Society of Jesus, a Roman Catholic order of priests and brothers founded by Saint Ignatius of Loyola in 1540.

<!-- fold The tree, 26 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:jesuit:m1:1
# text = A Jesuit is a member of the Society of Jesus, a Roman Catholic order of priests and brothers founded by Saint Ignatius of Loyola in 1540.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Jesuit	jesuit	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	member	member	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	Society	Society	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	Jesus	Jesus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
13	Roman	roman	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
14	Catholic	catholic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	order	order	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	priests	priest	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	nmod	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	brothers	brother	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	conj	_	_
20	founded	found	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	17	acl	_	_
21	by	by	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	Saint	Saint	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	23	compound	_	_
23	Ignatius	Ignatius	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	20	obl:agent	_	_
24	of	of	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
25	Loyola	Loyola	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	23	nmod	_	_
26	in	in	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
27	1540	1540	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	20	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	.	.	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 Jesuit | a member and a Roman Catholic order of priests and brothers |  |  |  | of the Society of Jesus | tree rules |
| 2 | **found** | participle |  | priests and brothers *not said here* |  | 1540 |  |  | vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **order** |  |  | priests and brothers |  |  |  |  | nom order «communication transitive»: of=patient |

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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: old, insult — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In the past, «jesuitical» was used as an unfair insult for someone thought to be sly in argument.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:jesuit:m2:1
# text = In the past, «jesuitical» was used as an unfair insult for someone thought to be sly in argument.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	past	past	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	jesuitical	jesuitical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	nsubj:pass	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
8	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
10	as	as	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	unfair	unfair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	insult	insult	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
14	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
15	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	16	nsubj	_	_
16	thought	think	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	advcl	_	_
17	to	to	PART	TO	_	19	mark	_	_
18	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	19	cop	_	_
19	sly	sly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	ccomp	_	_
20	in	in	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	argument	argument	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | past · passive |  | jesuitical |  | the past |  | as a unfair insult | vn spend\_time-104 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: subject=Duration as insult=Attribute |
| 2 | **think** *speech: other* | past | someone |  |  |  |  |  | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is** | to-infinitive |  |  |  | argument |  | sly *property* | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He goes to a Jesuit school.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:jesuit:x1:1
# text = He goes to a Jesuit school.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	goes	go	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	Jesuit	Jesuit	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | present | He |  |  | a Jesuit school |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to school=Initial\_Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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The Jesuits were founded by Saint Ignatius of Loyola.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:jesuit:x2:1
# text = The Jesuits were founded by Saint Ignatius of Loyola.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Jesuits	jesuit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	founded	found	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	Saint	Saint	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	Ignatius	Ignatius	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Loyola	Loyola	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **found** | past · passive | Saint Ignatius of Loyola | the Jesuits |  |  |  |  | vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Jesuit missionaries travelled to China and South America.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:jesuit:x3:1
# text = Jesuit missionaries travelled to China and South America.
1	Jesuit	jesuit	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	missionaries	missionary	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	travelled	travel	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	China	China	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	South	South	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	America	America	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **travel** | past | Jesuit missionaries |  | China and South America |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme to china=Destination |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Pope Francis was the first Jesuit pope.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:jesuit:x4:1
# text = Pope Francis was the first Jesuit pope.
1	Pope	Pope	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	Francis	Francis	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	7	amod	_	_
6	Jesuit	Jesuit	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	pope	pope	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | Pope Francis | the first Jesuit pope |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Jesuit priests often work as teachers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:jesuit:x5:1
# text = Jesuit priests often work as teachers.
1	Jesuit	jesuit	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	priests	priest	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	often	often	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	work	work	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	as	as	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	teachers	teacher	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **work** | present | Jesuit priests |  |  |  |  | as teachers; often *property* | vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.attribute PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent as teacher=Attribute |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Some Jesuits were also scientists and astronomers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:jesuit:x6:1
# text = Some Jesuits were also scientists and astronomers.
1	Some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	2	det	_	_
2	Jesuits	jesuit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	also	also	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	scientists	scientist	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	astronomers	astronomer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | some Jesuits | scientists and astronomers |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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