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# declaration

«declaration» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **an official or important statement that says something…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a declaration, declarations)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A declaration is an official or important statement that says something clearly to everyone. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/declaration/#m1)

2) A declaration is a written document that states something formally, like a declaration of independence. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/declaration/#m2)

3) A declaration of love is when someone says that they love another person. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/declaration/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In Job it means a spoken statement. Job asks to be heard. In the primary lessons: In history and citizenship lessons it names important documents and statements; in everyday life it appears on forms («customs declaration») and in stories when someone says something important out loud. Phrases: make a declaration, declaration of war, declaration of independence, declaration of love.

### examples

- Hear diligently my speech, and let my declaration be in your ears. (Writings JOB.13.17, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/declaration/#x1)
- The king made a declaration that the war was over. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/declaration/#x2)
- The country signed a declaration of independence. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/declaration/#x3)
- At the airport, Dad filled in a customs declaration. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/declaration/#x4)
- His declaration of love made her blush. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/declaration/#x5)
- The headteacher read a declaration about the new school rules. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/declaration/#x6)
- The friends wrote a declaration of friendship and signed it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/declaration/#x7)
- A declaration of war is a very serious event. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/declaration/#x8)
- Such an invitation is a challenge; it is almost, among boys, a declaration of war. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/declaration/#x9)

### note

Countable: a declaration, declarations. Verb: declare. Spelling: declAration (the verb has «-are», the noun «-aration»).

### In the corpora

- [Hear diligently my speech, and let my declaration be in your ears.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/JOB.326/)
- [Independence Day in the USA is on 4 July and remembers the Declaration of Independence of 1776.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/world/97-festivals-holidays-traditions/12/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «declaration» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/declaration/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.