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title: sikhism — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «sikhism» in the school dictionary: Sikhism is a religion founded in the Punjab region of India by Guru Nanak; Sikhs believe in one God and follow the teachings of the ten Gurus and their holy book, the Guru Granth Sahib. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# sikhism

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**Who acts:** Sikhism, Sikhs, Guru, everyone, We, holy book · **What happens:** be, found, believe, follow, teach, visit · **To what, where:** religion, Punjab region, teachings, ten Gurus, Sikhism, gurdwara

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Sikhism is a religion founded in the Punjab region of India by Guru Nanak; Sikhs believe in one God and follow the teachings of the ten Gurus and their holy book, the Guru Granth Sahib.

<!-- fold The tree, 35 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sikhism:m1:1
# text = Sikhism is a religion founded in the Punjab region of India by Guru Nanak; Sikhs believe in one God and follow the teachings of the ten Gurus and their holy book, the Guru Granth Sahib.
1	Sikhism	sikhism	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	religion	religion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	founded	found	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	Punjab	Punjab	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	region	region	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	India	India	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
12	by	by	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	Guru	Guru	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
14	Nanak	Nanak	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
16	Sikhs	Sikh	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	17	nsubj	_	_
17	believe	believe	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
18	in	in	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	20	nummod	_	_
20	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	_
21	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
22	follow	follow	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	conj	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	teachings	teaching	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	22	obj	_	_
25	of	of	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
26	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	28	det	_	_
27	ten	ten	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	28	nummod	_	_
28	Gurus	Gurus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	24	nmod	_	_
29	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	32	cc	_	_
30	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	32	nmod:poss	_	_
31	holy	holy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	32	amod	_	_
32	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	36	punct	_	_
34	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	36	det	_	_
35	Guru	Guru	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	36	compound	_	_
36	Granth	Granth	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	28	conj	_	_
37	Sahib	Sahib	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	36	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
38	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Sikhism | a religion |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **found** | participle |  | a religion *not said here* |  | the Punjab region of India by Guru |  |  | vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **believe** | present | Sikhs |  |  |  |  | in one God | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer |
| 4 | **follow** | infinitive | Sikhs *not said here* | the teachings of the ten Gurus and Sikhs's holy book and the Guru Granth |  |  |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent teaching=Theme |
| 5 | **teach** |  |  | the ten Gurus and Sikhs's holy book and the Guru Granth |  |  |  |  | nom teaching «act transitive»: of=patient |

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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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Sikhism was founded by Guru Nanak.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sikhism:x1:1
# text = Sikhism was founded by Guru Nanak.
1	Sikhism	Sikhism	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	founded	found	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Guru	Guru	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl:agent	_	_
6	Nanak	Nanak	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **found** | past · passive | Guru | Sikhism |  |  |  |  | vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In Sikhism, everyone is equal before God.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sikhism:x2:1
# text = In Sikhism, everyone is equal before God.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	Sikhism	Sikhism	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	6	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	equal	equal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	before	before	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | everyone |  |  | Sikhism | before God | equal *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We visited a gurdwara and ate in the langar.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sikhism:x3:1
# text = We visited a gurdwara and ate in the langar.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	visited	visit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	gurdwara	gurdwara	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	ate	eat	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	langar	langar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **visit** | past | We | a gurdwara |  |  |  |  | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent gurdwara=Co-Agent |
| 2 | **eat** | past | We *not said here* |  |  | the langar |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The holy book of Sikhism is the Guru Granth Sahib.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sikhism:x4:1
# text = The holy book of Sikhism is the Guru Granth Sahib.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	holy	holy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Sikhism	Sikhism	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	Guru	Guru	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	Granth	Granth	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
10	Sahib	Sahib	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the holy book of Sikhism | the Guru Granth |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Many Sikh men wear a turban.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sikhism:x5:1
# text = Many Sikh men wear a turban.
1	Many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
2	Sikh	sikh	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	men	man	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	wear	wear	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	turban	turban	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | present | Many Sikh men | a turban |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent turban=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Sikhism teaches sharing, honest work and remembering God.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sikhism:x6:1
# text = Sikhism teaches sharing, honest work and remembering God.
1	Sikhism	sikhism	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	teaches	teach	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	sharing	share	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	honest	honest	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	remembering	remember	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	conj	_	_
9	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **teach** *speech: other* | present | Sikhism |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **share** | gerund | Sikhism *not said here* | honest work |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **remember** | gerund | Sikhism *not said here* | God |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent god=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Vaisakhi is an important festival in Sikhism.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sikhism:x7:1
# text = Vaisakhi is an important festival in Sikhism.
1	Vaisakhi	Vaisakhi	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	important	important	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	festival	festival	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Sikhism	Sikhism	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Vaisakhi | a important festival |  | Sikhism |  |  | tree rules |

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