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title: zealot — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «zealot» in the school dictionary: A zealot is a person who is too strong and fierce in their beliefs, especially in religion or politics. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# zealot

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**Who acts:** zealot, person, Zealots, time, Simon, He · **What happens:** be, believe, fight, shout, disagree, refuse · **To what, where:** person, beliefs, group, everyone, one, zealot

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«zealot» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: [zealot in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/zealot.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A zealot is a person who is too strong and fierce in their beliefs, especially in religion or politics.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:zealot:m1:1
# text = A zealot is a person who is too strong and fierce in their beliefs, especially in religion or politics.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	zealot	zealot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	too	too	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	acl:relcl	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	fierce	fierce	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	conj	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	beliefs	belief	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
16	especially	especially	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
17	in	in	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	religion	religion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
19	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
20	politics	politics	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	18	conj	_	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 zealot | a person and religion or politics |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | a person and religion or politics |  |  | person's beliefs |  | strong *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **be** |  | a person and religion or politics *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **believe** |  | person |  |  |  |  |  | nom belief «cognition 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}

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Usage: Bible, history — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Zealots were a group of Jewish people in the time of Jesus who fought against Roman rule.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:zealot:m2:1
# text = The Zealots were a group of Jewish people in the time of Jesus who fought against Roman rule.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Zealots	zealot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	Jewish	Jewish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	Jesus	Jesus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
14	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	15	nsubj	_	_
15	fought	fight	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	acl:relcl	_	_
16	against	against	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	Roman	roman	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	rule	rule	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | the Zealots | a group |  |  |  | of Jewish people in the time of Jesus | tree rules |
| 2 | **fight** | past | the time of Jesus |  |  |  |  | against Roman rule | vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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The zealot shouted at everyone who disagreed.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:zealot:x1:1
# text = The zealot shouted at everyone who disagreed.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	zealot	zealot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	shouted	shout	VERB	VBD	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	3	obl	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	disagreed	disagree	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shout** *speech: express* | past | the zealot |  |  | everyone |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **disagree** | past |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn correspond-36.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Simon the Zealot was one of Jesus's twelve apostles.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:zealot:x2:1
# text = Simon the Zealot was one of Jesus's twelve apostles.
1	Simon	Simon	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	Zealot	Zealot	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
7	Jesus	Jesus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	twelve	twelve	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
10	apostles	apostle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | Simon | one |  |  |  | of Jesus's twelve apostles | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Zealots can be dangerous when they refuse to listen.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:zealot:x3:1
# text = Zealots can be dangerous when they refuse to listen.
1	Zealots	zealot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	cop	_	_
4	dangerous	dangerous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	7	advmod	_	_
6	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	refuse	refuse	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	listen	listen	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | can | Zealots |  |  |  |  | dangerous *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **refuse** | present | Zealots *= zealot* |  |  |  |  |  | vn reject-77.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 3 | **not** **listen** | to-infinitive | Zealots *= zealot* *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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He is a zealot about tidiness.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:zealot:x4:1
# text = He is a zealot about tidiness.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	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	zealot	zealot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	about	about	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	tidiness	tidiness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | He | a zealot |  |  |  | about tidiness | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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The Zealots fought against Rome.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:zealot:x5:1
# text = The Zealots fought against Rome.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Zealots	zealot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	fought	fight	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	against	against	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Rome	Rome	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fight** | past | the Zealots |  |  |  |  | against Rome | vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Don't be a zealot; listen to others.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:zealot:x6:1
# text = Don't be a zealot; listen to others.
1	Do	do	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	zealot	zealot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
7	listen	listen	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	others	other	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | 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 a** | infinitive |  | a zealot |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **listen** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | to others | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent to other=Theme |

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