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

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**Who acts:** Christians, grace, you, psalm, righteousness, Martin · **What happens:** be, do, believe, make, see, say · **To what, where:** people, self righteousness, psalm, paths, judge, throne · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«righteousness» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: [righteousness in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/righteousness.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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

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

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | good, morally *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **be** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **do** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | right *property* | 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}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Being right with God; Christians believe that people are made righteous by God's grace through faith.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:righteousness:m2:1
# text = Being right with God; Christians believe that people are made righteous by God's grace through faith.
1	Being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	cop	_	_
2	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	Christians	Christian	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
7	believe	believe	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
8	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
9	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	_
10	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux:pass	_	_
11	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	ccomp	_	_
12	righteous	righteous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	xcomp	_	_
13	by	by	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	's	's	PART	POS	_	14	case	_	_
16	grace	grace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
17	through	through	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	faith	faith	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | with God; right *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **believe** | present | Christians |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 3 | **make** | present · passive | God's grace through faith | people |  |  |  | righteous *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset subject=Product |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Being too sure you are better than others (see «self-righteousness»).

<!-- fold The tree, 11 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:righteousness:m3:1
# text = Being too sure you are better than others (see «self-righteousness»).
1	Being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	cop	_	_
2	too	too	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	sure	sure	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
5	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	better	good	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	3	ccomp	_	_
7	than	than	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	others	other	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
9	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	see	see	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
11	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	self	self	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	righteousness	righteousness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | sure *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | you |  |  |  |  | than others; good *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **see** | infinitive |  | self righteousness |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer righteousness=Stimulus |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The psalm says, «He guides me in paths of righteousness.»

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:righteousness:x1:1
# text = The psalm says, «He guides me in paths of righteousness.»
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	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	guides	guide	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
8	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	paths	path	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	righteousness	righteousness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | 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 | **guide** *in a quote* | present | psalm | the psalm *= psalm* |  | paths of righteousness |  |  | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent i=Theme in path=Destination |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The judge was known for her righteousness and fairness.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:righteousness:x2:1
# text = The judge was known for her righteousness and fairness.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	judge	judge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	known	know	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	righteousness	righteousness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	fairness	fairness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **know** | past · passive |  | the judge |  |  |  | for her righteousness and fairness | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: subject=Stimulus |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Christians believe righteousness comes as a gift from God.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:righteousness:x3:1
# text = Christians believe righteousness comes as a gift from God.
1	Christians	Christian	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	believe	believe	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	righteousness	righteousness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	comes	come	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	_
5	as	as	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	gift	gift	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **believe** | present | Christians |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 2 | **come** | present | righteousness |  |  |  |  | as a gift from God | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Martin Luther King spoke of justice and righteousness flowing like a river.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:righteousness:x4:1
# text = Martin Luther King spoke of justice and righteousness flowing like a river.
1	Martin	Martin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	Luther	Luther	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
3	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
4	spoke	speak	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	justice	justice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	righteousness	righteousness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
9	flowing	flow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	acl	_	_
10	like	like	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **speak** *speech: other* | past | Martin |  |  |  |  | of justice and righteousness | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **flow** | gerund | righteousness *not said here* |  |  |  |  | like a river | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The knight fought for truth and righteousness.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:righteousness:x5:1
# text = The knight fought for truth and righteousness.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	knight	knight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	fought	fight	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	truth	truth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	righteousness	righteousness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fight** | past | the knight |  |  |  |  | for truth and righteousness | vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
His self-righteousness annoyed everyone.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:righteousness:x6:1
# text = His self-righteousness annoyed everyone.
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
2	self	self	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	righteousness	righteousness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	annoyed	annoyed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
And after his father died he ascended the throne, and ruled the kingdom with righteousness and equity.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:righteousness:x7:1
# text = And after his father died he ascended the throne, and ruled the kingdom with righteousness and equity.
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
2	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
3	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	father	father	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	died	die	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	advcl	_	_
6	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	ascended	ascend	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	throne	throne	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	ruled	rule	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	kingdom	kingdom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
15	with	with	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	righteousness	righteousness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	equity	equity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **die** | past | his father |  |  |  |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |
| 2 | **ascend** | past | father | the throne |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-3 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme throne=Trajectory |
| 3 | **rule** | past |  | the kingdom |  |  |  | with righteousness and equity | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent kingdom=Theme |

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