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title: religion — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «religion» in the school dictionary: A religion is a set of beliefs about God or gods, with prayers, festivals and rules for living, shared by a group of people. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# religion

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**Who acts:** religion, People, Christianity, We, Everyone, church · **What happens:** be, share, live, learn, have, choose · **To what, where:** set, belief, town, world religions, right, own religion · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«religion» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: [religion in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/religion.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A religion is a set of beliefs about God or gods, with prayers, festivals and rules for living, shared by a group of people.

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:religion:m1:1
# text = A religion is a set of beliefs about God or gods, with prayers, festivals and rules for living, shared by a group of people.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	religion	religion	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	set	set	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	beliefs	belief	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
8	about	about	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	gods	god	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	with	with	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	prayers	prayer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
16	festivals	festival	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	rules	rule	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	_
19	for	for	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	living	living	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
22	shared	share	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	parataxis	_	_
23	by	by	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
24	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
25	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obl	_	_
26	of	of	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
27	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	25	nmod	_	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 religion | a set |  |  |  | of beliefs about God or gods and prayers and festivals and rules for living | tree rules |
| 2 | **share** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | by a group of people | tree rules |

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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 -->
Religion is the belief in and worship of God or gods in general.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:religion:m2:1
# text = Religion is the belief in and worship of God or gods in general.
1	Religion	religion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	belief	belief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
7	worship	worship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	gods	god	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	conj	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	general	general	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Religion | the belief |  |  |  | in God or gods in general | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
People of many religions live in our town.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:religion:x1:1
# text = People of many religions live in our town.
1	People	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	religions	religion	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	nmod	_	_
5	live	live	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	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 | **live** | present | People of many religions |  |  | our town |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in town=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Christianity, Islam and Hinduism are world religions.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:religion:x2:1
# text = Christianity, Islam and Hinduism are world religions.
1	Christianity	Christianity	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	Islam	Islam	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	Hinduism	Hinduism	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
6	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	world	world	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	religions	religion	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Christianity and Islam and Hinduism | world religions |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We learnt about the festivals of different religions.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:religion:x3:1
# text = We learnt about the festivals of different religions.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	learnt	learn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	about	about	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	festivals	festival	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	different	different	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	religions	religion	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **learn** | past | We |  |  |  |  | about the festivals of different religions | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about festival=Topic |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Everyone has the right to choose their own religion.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:religion:x4:1
# text = Everyone has the right to choose their own religion.
1	Everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	2	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	right	right	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	choose	choose	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	acl	_	_
7	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
8	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	religion	religion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Everyone | the right |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent right=Patient |
| 2 | **choose** | to-infinitive | Everyone *not said here* | their own religion |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent religion=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Some people have no religion.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:religion:x5:1
# text = Some people have no religion.
1	Some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	2	det	_	_
2	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	5	det	_	_
5	religion	religion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | some people | no religion |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent religion=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A church, mosque, temple and synagogue are places of worship.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:religion:x6:1
# text = A church, mosque, temple and synagogue are places of worship.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	church	church	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	mosque	mosque	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	temple	temple	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	synagogue	synagogue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
9	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	places	place	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	worship	worship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a church and mosque and temple and synagogue | places |  |  |  | of worship | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Respect people of every religion.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:religion:x7:1
# text = Respect people of every religion.
1	Respect	respect	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	5	det	_	_
5	religion	religion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **respect** | imperative | you *not said here* | people of every religion |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer people=Stimulus |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The peoples who tell the stories differ in colour; language, religion, and almost everything else; but they all love a nursery tale.

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:religion:x8:1
# text = The peoples who tell the stories differ in colour; language, religion, and almost everything else; but they all love a nursery tale.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	peoples	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
3	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	tell	tell	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	stories	story	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	differ	differ	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	colour	colour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
11	language	language	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	religion	religion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
16	almost	almost	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
17	everything	everything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	11	conj	_	_
18	else	else	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	23	punct	_	_
20	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
21	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	23	nsubj	_	_
22	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	23	advmod	_	_
23	love	love	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	parataxis	_	_
24	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
25	nursery	nursery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	compound	_	_
26	tale	tale	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | present | the peoples | the stories |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent story=Recipient |
| 2 | **differ** | present | the peoples |  |  | colour |  |  | vn correspond-36.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **love** | present | peoples *= people* | a nursery tale |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer tale=Stimulus |

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