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title: religious — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «religious» in the school dictionary: Religious means connected with religion, the belief in a god or gods and the ways people worship. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# religious

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**Who acts:** Religious, people, religious person, person, He, Diwali · **What happens:** mean, connect, worship, believe, follow, rule · **To what, where:** ways, religion, rules, teeth, religious festivals, church · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«religious» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: [religious in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/religious.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Religious means connected with religion, the belief in a god or gods and the ways people worship.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:religious:m1:1
# text = Religious means connected with religion, the belief in a god or gods and the ways people worship.
1	Religious	religious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	connected	connect	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	ccomp	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	religion	religion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	belief	belief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	god	god	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	gods	god	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	conj	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	ways	way	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	conj	_	_
17	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	nsubj	_	_
18	worship	worship	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Religious |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **connect** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | with religion and the belief in a god or gods and the ways | vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V PP.patient»: agent=Patient with religion=Co-Patient |
| 3 | **worship** | present | people | the ways *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer way=Stimulus |

<!-- .note -->
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 -->
A religious person believes in a religion and follows its rules.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:religious:m2:1
# text = A religious person believes in a religion and follows its rules.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	religious	religious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	believes	believe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	religion	religion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	follows	follow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
10	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	rules	rule	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **believe** | present | a religious person |  |  | a religion |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **follow** | present | a religious person *not said here* | person's rules |  |  |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rule=Theme |
| 3 | **rule** |  | person |  |  |  |  |  | nom rule «cognition intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Religiously can mean very carefully and regularly («He brushes his teeth religiously»).

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:religious:m3:1
# text = Religiously can mean very carefully and regularly («He brushes his teeth religiously»).
1	Religiously	religiously	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	very	very	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	carefully	carefully	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	regularly	regularly	ADV	RB	_	5	conj	_	_
8	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	brushes	brush	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
12	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	teeth	tooth	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obj	_	_
14	religiously	religiously	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | can |  |  |  |  |  | carefully, religiously *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **brush** *in a quote* | present | He | his teeth |  |  |  | religiously *property* | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent tooth=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Diwali and Christmas are religious festivals.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:religious:x1:1
# text = Diwali and Christmas are religious festivals.
1	Diwali	Diwali	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	Christmas	Christmas	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	religious	religious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	festivals	festival	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Diwali and Christmas | religious festivals |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My grandma is very religious and goes to church every Sunday.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:religious:x2:1
# text = My grandma is very religious and goes to church every Sunday.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	grandma	grandma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	very	very	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	religious	religious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	goes	go	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	church	church	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
10	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	11	det	_	_
11	Sunday	Sunday	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | My grandma |  |  |  |  | religious *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **go** | present | My grandma *not said here* |  |  | church | sunday |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to church=Initial\_Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In RE we learned about religious buildings like mosques and temples.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:religious:x3:1
# text = In RE we learned about religious buildings like mosques and temples.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	RE	RE	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
3	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	learned	learn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	about	about	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	religious	religious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	buildings	building	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
8	like	like	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	mosques	mosque	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	temples	temple	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **learn** | past | we |  |  | RE |  | about religious buildings like mosques and temples | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about building=Topic |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:religious:x4:1
# text = People of many religious beliefs live in our town.
1	People	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
4	religious	religious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	beliefs	belief	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	nmod	_	_
6	live	live	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | present | People of many religious beliefs |  |  | our town |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in town=Location |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Some families are not religious at all.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:religious:x5:1
# text = Some families are not religious at all.
1	Some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	2	det	_	_
2	families	family	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	religious	religious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is** | present | some families |  |  | all |  | religious *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The priest is a religious leader.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:religious:x6:1
# text = The priest is a religious leader.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	priest	priest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	religious	religious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	leader	leader	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the priest | a religious leader |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We should respect other people's religious customs.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:religious:x7:1
# text = We should respect other people's religious customs.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	respect	respect	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	religious	religious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	customs	custom	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **respect** | should | We | other people's religious customs |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer custom=Stimulus |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He checks his football boots religiously before every match.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:religious:x8:1
# text = He checks his football boots religiously before every match.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	checks	check	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	football	football	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	boots	boot	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	_
6	religiously	religiously	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
7	before	before	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	9	det	_	_
9	match	match	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **check** | present | He |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **boot** | present | his football |  |  | every match |  | religiously *property* | vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent before match=Destination |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
And now a few words will be necessary concerning the religious beliefs of the Romans.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:religious:x9:1
# text = And now a few words will be necessary concerning the religious beliefs of the Romans.
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
2	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	8	advmod	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	few	few	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
6	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
7	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	cop	_	_
8	necessary	necessary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
9	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	12	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	religious	religious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	beliefs	belief	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	Romans	Roman	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | future | a few words |  |  |  | now | concern the religious beliefs of the Romans; necessary *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **concern** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **believe** |  |  | the Romans |  |  |  |  | nom belief «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

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