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title: righteous — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «righteous» in the school dictionary: Righteous means morally right and good, doing what is fair and honest. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# righteous

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**Who acts:** Righteous, righteous person, God, Christians, anger anger, something · **What happens:** mean, do, be, live, want, believe · **To what, where:** right, one, way, righteous, anger anger, righteous man · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«righteous» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: [righteous in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/righteous.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Righteous means morally right and good, doing what is fair and honest.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:righteous:m1:1
# text = Righteous means morally right and good, doing what is fair and honest.
1	Righteous	righteous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	morally	morally	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	doing	do	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	parataxis	_	_
9	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	11	nsubj	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
11	fair	fair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	ccomp	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	honest	honest	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Righteous | right |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent right=Topic |
| 2 | **do** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | fair *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **be** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

<!-- .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}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: Bible, church — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A righteous person is one who lives the way God wants; Christians and Jews believe God loves the righteous.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:righteous:m2:1
# text = A righteous person is one who lives the way God wants; Christians and Jews believe God loves the righteous.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	righteous	righteous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	0	root	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	lives	live	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl:unmarked	_	_
10	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	wants	want	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	16	punct	_	_
13	Christians	Christian	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	16	nsubj	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	Jews	Jew	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	13	conj	_	_
16	believe	believe	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
17	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	nsubj	_	_
18	loves	love	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	ccomp	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	righteous	righteous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	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 righteous person | one |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **live** | present |  | the way |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **want** | present | God | the way *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot way=Theme |
| 4 | **believe** | present | Christians and Jews |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 5 | **love** | present | God | the righteous |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer righteous=Stimulus |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Righteous anger is anger you feel because something is truly unfair.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:righteous:m3:1
# text = Righteous anger is anger you feel because something is truly unfair.
1	Righteous	righteous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	anger	anger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	anger	anger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	feel	feel	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
8	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	11	nsubj	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
10	truly	truly	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	unfair	unfair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  | anger anger |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **feel** | present | anger anger |  |  |  |  |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
| 3 | **is** | present | something |  |  |  |  | truly, unfair *property* | tree rules |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: slang, US, a bit old-fashioned — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Righteous can mean really great or excellent.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:righteous:m4:1
# text = Righteous can mean really great or excellent.
1	Righteous	righteous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	really	really	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	excellent	excellent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | can | Righteous |  |  |  |  | great *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The judge was a righteous man who treated everyone fairly.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:righteous:x1:1
# text = The judge was a righteous man who treated everyone fairly.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	judge	judge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	righteous	righteous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	treated	treat	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
9	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	8	obj	_	_
10	fairly	fairly	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | the judge | a righteous man |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **treat** | past | a righteous man |  | everyone |  |  | fairly *property* | vn equip-13.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent everyone=Recipient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Noah was called a righteous man in the Bible story.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:righteous:x2:1
# text = Noah was called a righteous man in the Bible story.
1	Noah	Noah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	righteous	righteous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	xcomp	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	Bible	Bible	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | past · passive |  | Noah |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She felt a righteous anger when the bully took the little boy's lunch.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:righteous:x3:1
# text = She felt a righteous anger when the bully took the little boy's lunch.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	felt	feel	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	righteous	righteous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	anger	anger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	9	advmod	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	bully	bully	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	's	's	PART	POS	_	12	case	_	_
14	lunch	lunch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** | past | She | a righteous anger |  |  |  |  | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent anger=Theme |
| 2 | **take** | past | the bully | the little boy's lunch |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lunch=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The psalm says the righteous will flourish like a palm tree.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:righteous:x4:1
# text = The psalm says the righteous will flourish like a palm tree.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	psalm	psalm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	righteous	righteous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	nsubj	_	_
6	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	flourish	flourish	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	ccomp	_	_
8	like	like	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	palm	palm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | the psalm |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **flourish** | future | the righteous |  |  |  |  | like a palm tree | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Fighting for clean water for the village is a righteous cause.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:righteous:x5:1
# text = Fighting for clean water for the village is a righteous cause.
1	Fighting	fight	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	11	csubj	_	_
2	for	for	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	clean	clean	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	village	village	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	righteous	righteous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	cause	cause	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fight** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | for clean water; for the village | vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | present | Fighting | a righteous cause |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Don't be so self-righteous; you forget your homework too!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:righteous:x6:1
# text = Don't be so self-righteous; you forget your homework too!
1	Do	do	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	cop	_	_
4	so	so	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
5	self	self	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	righteous	righteous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
9	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	forget	forget	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
11	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	homework	homework	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	too	too	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **not** **is** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | righteous *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **forget** | present | you | your homework |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
(slang, US) That skateboard jump was totally righteous, dude.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:righteous:x7:1
# text = (slang, US) That skateboard jump was totally righteous, dude.
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	slang	slang	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	US	US	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	4	punct	_	_
6	That	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	8	det	_	_
7	skateboard	skateboard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	jump	jump	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
9	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
10	totally	totally	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	righteous	righteous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	dude	dude	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | that skateboard jump | slang and dude *not said here* |  |  |  | righteous, totally *property* | tree rules |

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