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title: methodism — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «methodism» in the school dictionary: Methodism is a Christian Protestant church movement started by John and Charles Wesley in England, known for warm preaching, hymn singing, Bible study and helping the poor. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# methodism

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**Who acts:** Methodism, hymn, grandparents, John, Many Welsh villages · **What happens:** be, start, know, sing, help, belong · **To what, where:** Christian church movement, England, Bible study, poor, Methodism, horseback

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: church — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Methodism is a Christian Protestant church movement started by John and Charles Wesley in England, known for warm preaching, hymn singing, Bible study and helping the poor.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:methodism:m1:1
# text = Methodism is a Christian Protestant church movement started by John and Charles Wesley in England, known for warm preaching, hymn singing, Bible study and helping the poor.
1	Methodism	methodism	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
4	Christian	Christian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
5	Protestant	protestant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	church	church	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	movement	movement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	started	start	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
9	by	by	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	John	John	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obl:agent	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	Charles	Charles	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	_
13	Wesley	Wesley	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	flat	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	England	England	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
17	known	know	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	parataxis	_	_
18	for	for	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	warm	warm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	preaching	preaching	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
22	hymn	hymn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	appos	_	_
23	singing	sing	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	22	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	26	punct	_	_
25	Bible	Bible	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	26	compound	_	_
26	study	study	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	obl	_	_
27	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	28	cc	_	_
28	helping	help	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	23	conj	_	_
29	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	30	det	_	_
30	poor	poor	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	28	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Methodism | a Christian church movement |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **start** | participle |  | a Christian church movement *not said here* |  | England |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |
| 3 | **know** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | for warm preaching | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 4 | **sing** *speech: express* | gerund | hymn *not said here* | Bible study |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 5 | **help** | gerund | hymn *not said here* | the poor |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent poor=Beneficiary |

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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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My grandparents belong to the Methodist church.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:methodism:x1:1
# text = My grandparents belong to the Methodist church.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	grandparents	grandparent	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	belong	belong	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	Methodist	Methodist	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	church	church	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **belong** | present | My grandparents |  |  |  |  | to the Methodist church | vn attend-107.4-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Methodism began as a movement within the Church of England.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:methodism:x2:1
# text = Methodism began as a movement within the Church of England.
1	Methodism	methodism	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	began	begin	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	as	as	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	movement	movement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	within	within	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	Church	Church	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	England	England	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **begin** | past | Methodism |  |  |  |  | as a movement; within the Church of England | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Methodism is known for its hymn singing.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:methodism:x3:1
# text = Methodism is known for its hymn singing.
1	Methodism	methodism	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	known	know	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	hymn	hymn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	singing	sing	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **know** | present · passive |  | Methodism |  |  |  | for Methodism's hymn | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: subject=Stimulus |
| 2 | **sing** *speech: express* | gerund | Methodism's hymn *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **hymn** |  | Methodism |  |  |  |  |  | nom hymn «communication intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
John Wesley rode on horseback to preach Methodism.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:methodism:x4:1
# text = John Wesley rode on horseback to preach Methodism.
1	John	John	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	Wesley	Wesley	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
3	rode	ride	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	horseback	horseback	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	preach	preach	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
8	Methodism	methodism	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ride** | past | John |  |  | horseback |  |  | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **preach** *speech: other* | to-infinitive | John *not said here* | Methodism |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent methodism=Topic |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Many Welsh villages have an old Methodist chapel.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:methodism:x5:1
# text = Many Welsh villages have an old Methodist chapel.
1	Many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
2	Welsh	welsh	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	villages	village	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	Methodist	Methodist	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	chapel	chapel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Many Welsh villages | a old Methodist chapel |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent chapel=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Methodism teaches care for the poor.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:methodism:x6:1
# text = Methodism teaches care for the poor.
1	Methodism	methodism	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	teaches	teach	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	care	care	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	poor	poor	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	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 | **teach** *speech: other* | present | Methodism | care |  |  |  | for the poor | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent care=Recipient |

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