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title: salvation — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «salvation» in the school dictionary: Salvation is being saved from sin and its results; Christians believe Jesus brings salvation, so that people can be close to God for ever. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# salvation

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**Who acts:** Christians, Jesus, people, Salvation, bus, Army band · **What happens:** save, believe, bring, be, result, come · **To what, where:** Salvation, sin, God, anything, you, danger · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: church — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Salvation is being saved from sin and its results; Christians believe Jesus brings salvation, so that people can be close to God for ever.

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:salvation:m1:1
# text = Salvation is being saved from sin and its results; Christians believe Jesus brings salvation, so that people can be close to God for ever.
1	Salvation	salvation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
3	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	saved	save	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	sin	sin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	results	result	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
11	Christians	Christian	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	12	nsubj	_	_
12	believe	believe	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
13	Jesus	Jesus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
14	brings	bring	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	ccomp	_	_
15	salvation	salvation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
17	so	so	SCONJ	IN	ExtPos=SCONJ	22	mark	_	_
18	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	17	fixed	_	_
19	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	22	nsubj	_	_
20	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	22	aux	_	_
21	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	22	cop	_	_
22	close	close	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	parataxis	_	_
23	to	to	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
24	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	22	obl	_	_
25	for	for	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
26	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	22	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **save** | present · passive |  | Salvation |  | sin and Salvation's results |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: subject=Theme from sin=Source |
| 2 | **believe** | present | Christians |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 3 | **bring** | present | Jesus | salvation |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent salvation=Theme |
| 4 | **is** | can | people |  | God |  |  | close *property* | tree rules |
| 5 | **result** |  | Salvation |  |  |  |  |  | nom result «phenomenon transitive»: poss=agent |

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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 -->
Salvation is anything that saves you from danger, trouble or failure, as in "The bus was my salvation in the rain.".

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:salvation:m2:1
# text = Salvation is anything that saves you from danger, trouble or failure, as in "The bus was my salvation in the rain.".
1	Salvation	salvation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	anything	anything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
5	saves	save	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	danger	danger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	trouble	trouble	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	failure	failure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
14	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	21	mark	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
16	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	21	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	bus	bus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nsubj	_	_
19	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	21	cop	_	_
20	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	21	nmod:poss	_	_
21	salvation	salvation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	parataxis	_	_
22	in	in	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	rain	rain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  | anything |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **save** | present |  | you |  | danger and trouble or failure |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **is** *in a quote* | past | the bus |  |  | my salvation |  | in the rain | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Christians believe Jesus came to bring salvation.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:salvation:x1:1
# text = Christians believe Jesus came to bring salvation.
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	Jesus	Jesus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	bring	bring	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	salvation	salvation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | 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** | past | Jesus |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **bring** | to-infinitive | Jesus *not said here* | salvation |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent salvation=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Salvation Army band played carols in the town square.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:salvation:x2:1
# text = The Salvation Army band played carols in the town square.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	Salvation	Salvation	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	Army	Army	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	band	band	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	played	play	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	carols	carol	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	square	square	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **play** | past | the Army band | carols |  | the town square |  |  | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent carol=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The lifeboat was the sailors' salvation.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:salvation:x3:1
# text = The lifeboat was the sailors' salvation.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	lifeboat	lifeboat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	sailors	sailor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	'	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	salvation	salvation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | the lifeboat | the sailors's salvation |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
That library was my salvation on rainy days.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:salvation:x4:1
# text = That library was my salvation on rainy days.
1	That	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	2	det	_	_
2	library	library	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	salvation	salvation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	rainy	rainy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	days	day	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | that library | my salvation |  |  | day |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The sermon was about God's gift of salvation.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:salvation:x5:1
# text = The sermon was about God's gift of salvation.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sermon	sermon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	about	about	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	gift	gift	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	salvation	salvation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the sermon |  |  |  |  | about God's gift; of salvation | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A cold drink was salvation after the long hike.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:salvation:x6:1
# text = A cold drink was salvation after the long hike.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	drink	drink	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	salvation	salvation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	after	after	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	hike	hike	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** | past | a cold drink | salvation |  |  | after the long hike |  | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She carries the banner in front of the combating army, and brings victory and salvation to her fatherland.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:salvation:x7:1
# text = She carries the banner in front of the combating army, and brings victory and salvation to her fatherland.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	carries	carry	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	banner	banner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	front	front	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	combating	combat	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	amod	_	_
10	army	army	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	brings	bring	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
14	victory	victory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	salvation	salvation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	_
17	to	to	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	19	nmod:poss	_	_
19	fatherland	fatherland	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **carry** | present | She | the banner |  | front of the combating army |  |  | vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent banner=Value in front=Location |
| 2 | **combat** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **bring** | present | She *not said here* | victory and salvation |  | her fatherland |  |  | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent victory=Theme to fatherland=Destination |

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