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title: satanic — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «satanic» in the school dictionary: To do with Satan, who Christians believe is the devil, the chief spirit of evil. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# satanic

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**Who acts:** Satan, Dark satanic mills, Christians, satanic, We, Jerusalem · **What happens:** do, believe, be, take, mean, sing · **To what, where:** Satan, devil, famous phrase, poem, grim factories, Jerusalem · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«satanic» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: [satanic in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/satanic.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To do with Satan, who Christians believe is the devil, the chief spirit of evil.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:satanic:m1:1
# text = To do with Satan, who Christians believe is the devil, the chief spirit of evil.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	do	do	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Satan	Satan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
7	Christians	Christian	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
8	believe	believe	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	devil	devil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	chief	chief	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	spirit	spirit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	appos	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	evil	evil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | to-infinitive |  | Satan |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent satan=Eventuality |
| 2 | **believe** | present | Satan |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **is a** | present |  | the devil |  |  |  |  | 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 -->
Very evil or cruel.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:satanic:m2:1
# text = Very evil or cruel.
1	Very	very	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	evil	evil	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	cruel	cruel	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: literature — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"Dark satanic mills" is a famous phrase from William Blake's poem "Jerusalem", often taken to mean the grim factories of the Industrial Revolution.

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:satanic:m3:1
# text = "Dark satanic mills" is a famous phrase from William Blake's poem "Jerusalem", often taken to mean the grim factories of the Industrial Revolution.
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Dark	dark	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	satanic	Satanic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	mills	mills	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	famous	famous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	phrase	phrase	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
10	from	from	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
11	William	William	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	nmod:poss	_	_
12	Blake	Blake	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	's	's	PART	POS	_	11	case	_	_
14	poem	poem	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
15	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	Jerusalem	Jerusalem	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
19	often	often	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	_
20	taken	take	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	acl	_	_
21	to	to	PART	TO	_	22	mark	_	_
22	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	20	xcomp	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
24	grim	grim	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	25	amod	_	_
25	factories	factory	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	22	obj	_	_
26	of	of	ADP	IN	_	29	case	_	_
27	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	29	det	_	_
28	Industrial	industrial	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	29	amod	_	_
29	Revolution	Revolution	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	25	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Dark satanic mills | a famous phrase |  | William's poem |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **take** | participle |  | a famous phrase *not said here* |  |  |  | often *property* | vn require-103 «NP V for NP S\_INF»: agent=Theme clause=Precondition |
| 3 | **mean** | to-infinitive |  | the grim factories of the Industrial Revolution |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent factory=Topic |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Christians believe Satan is the devil, so "satanic" means "of the devil".

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:satanic:x1:1
# text = Christians believe Satan is the devil, so "satanic" means "of the devil".
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	Satan	Satan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	devil	devil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
9	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	satanic	Satanic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	_
12	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
13	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	devil	devil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	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 |
| 2 | **is a** | present | Satan | the devil |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **mean** | present | satanic | the devil |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent devil=Topic |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We sang "Jerusalem", which mentions "dark satanic mills".

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:satanic:x2:1
# text = We sang "Jerusalem", which mentions "dark satanic mills".
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sang	sing	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	Jerusalem	Jerusalem	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	mentions	mention	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
9	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	dark	dark	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
11	satanic	Satanic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	mills	mill	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sing** *speech: express* | past | We | Jerusalem |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location jerusalem=Theme |
| 2 | **mention** *speech: other* | present | Jerusalem | dark satanic mills |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent mill=Topic |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The villain gave a satanic laugh.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:satanic:x3:1
# text = The villain gave a satanic laugh.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	villain	villain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	satanic	Satanic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	laugh	laugh	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | the villain | a satanic laugh |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent laugh=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The old film was about a satanic cult.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:satanic:x4:1
# text = The old film was about a satanic cult.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
5	about	about	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	satanic	Satanic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	cult	cult	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	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** | past | the old film | a satanic cult |  |  |  | about *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Blake may have meant the factories when he wrote "satanic mills".

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:satanic:x5:1
# text = Blake may have meant the factories when he wrote "satanic mills".
1	Blake	Blake	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	aux	_	_
4	meant	mean	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	factories	factory	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	9	advmod	_	_
8	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	wrote	write	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
10	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	satanic	Satanic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	mills	mill	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | may · perfect · passive |  | Blake |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **write** | past | Blake | satanic mills |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mill=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Some people called the cruel king satanic.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:satanic:x6:1
# text = Some people called the cruel king satanic.
1	Some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	2	det	_	_
2	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	called	call	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	cruel	cruel	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	satanic	Satanic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | past | some people |  | the cruel king |  |  | satanic *property* | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent king=Recipient |

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