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title: priest — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «priest» in the school dictionary: A priest is a person whose job is to lead religious services and look after people in a church or temple. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# priest

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**Who acts:** priest, job, Father, uncle, It · **What happens:** be, look, make, welcome, bless, work · **To what, where:** person, special offerings, religions, everyone, priest, local church

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«priest» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: [priest in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/priest.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A priest is a person whose job is to lead religious services and look after people in a church or temple.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:priest:m1:1
# text = A priest is a person whose job is to lead religious services and look after people in a church or temple.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	priest	priest	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	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	whose	whose	PRON	WP$	Poss=Yes|PronType=Rel	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	job	job	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	lead	lead	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	acl:relcl	_	_
11	religious	religious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	services	service	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	look	look	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	conj	_	_
15	after	after	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obl	_	_
17	in	in	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	church	church	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	_
20	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
21	temple	temple	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	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 priest | a person |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | job |  |  |  |  | lead *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **look** | infinitive | job *not said here* |  |  |  | after people in a church or temple |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |

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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 -->
In some religions a priest makes special offerings or prayers for people.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:priest:m2:1
# text = In some religions a priest makes special offerings or prayers for people.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	3	det	_	_
3	religions	religion	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	priest	priest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	special	special	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	offerings	offering	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	prayers	prayer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | a priest | special offerings or prayers |  | some religions |  | for people | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent offering=Product for people=Beneficiary |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The priest welcomed everyone to the church.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:priest:x1:1
# text = The priest welcomed everyone to the church.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	priest	priest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	welcomed	welcome	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	3	obj	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
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 | **welcome** | past | the priest | everyone |  |  |  | to the church | vn admit-64.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent everyone=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Father O'Brien is the priest at our local church.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:priest:x2:1
# text = Father O'Brien is the priest at our local church.
1	Father	Father	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	O'Brien	O'Brien	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	priest	priest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
8	local	local	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	church	church	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Father | the priest |  | our local church |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The priest blessed the new baby.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:priest:x3:1
# text = The priest blessed the new baby.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	priest	priest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	blessed	bless	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bless** | past | the priest | the new baby |  |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent baby=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In ancient Egypt priests worked in the temples.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:priest:x4:1
# text = In ancient Egypt priests worked in the temples.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	ancient	ancient	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	Egypt	Egypt	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	priests	priest	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
5	worked	work	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	temples	temple	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **work** | past |  |  |  |  |  | in the temples; in ancient Egypt priests | vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in priest=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The priest read from the Bible.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:priest:x5:1
# text = The priest read from the Bible.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	priest	priest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	read	read	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	Bible	Bible	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	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 | **read** | participle |  | the priest *not said here* |  | the Bible |  |  | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V PP.source»: agent=Agent from bible=Source |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My uncle is training to become a priest.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:priest:x6:1
# text = My uncle is training to become a priest.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	uncle	uncle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	training	train	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	become	become	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	priest	priest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **train** | present · progressive | My uncle |  |  |  |  |  | vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Agent clause=Attribute |
| 2 | **become** | to-infinitive | My uncle *not said here* | a priest |  |  |  |  | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It was the captive Christian priest.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:priest:x7:1
# text = It was the captive Christian priest.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	captive	captive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	Christian	Christian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	priest	priest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | It | the captive Christian priest |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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