idolatry

Who acts: Worshipping idols, Bible, it, stubbornness, Israelites, Ten Commandments · What happens: mean, treat, forbid, admire, be, fall · To what, where: statues, gods, something, god, Bible, golden calf

«idolatry» in the Judaism 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: idolatry in the Judaism dictionary.

Meaning 1

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

Worshipping idols, meaning statues or objects treated as gods, which the Bible forbids.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Worshipping	worshipping	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 idols	amod
2	idols	idol	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 meaning	punct
4	meaning	mean	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 idols	acl
5	statues	statue	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 meaning	obj
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	7 objects	cc
7	objects	object	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 statues	conj
8	treated	treat	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	5 statues	acl
9	as	as	ADP	_	10 gods	case
10	gods	god	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 treated	obl
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 forbids	punct
12	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	15 forbids	obj
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 Bible	det
14	Bible	Bible	PROPN	Number=Sing	15 forbids	nsubj
15	forbids	forbid	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 gods	acl:relcl
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 idols	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	mean	gerund	Worshipping idols not said here	statues or objects		vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent statue=Topic
2	treat	participle		statues or objects not said here	as gods	vn characterize-29.2 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent as god=Attribute
3	forbid	present	the Bible	gods		vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer which=Theme

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

Loving or admiring something or someone far too much, as if it were a god.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Loving	loving	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
2	or	or	CCONJ	_	3 admiring	cc
3	admiring	admire	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	1 Loving	conj
4	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	3 admiring	obj
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 someone	cc
6	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	4 something	conj
7	far	far	ADV	Degree=Pos	9 much	advmod
8	too	too	ADV	_	9 much	advmod
9	much	much	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 something	acl:relcl
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 god	punct
11	as	as	SCONJ	_	16 god	mark
12	if	if	SCONJ	_	16 god	mark
13	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	16 god	nsubj
14	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	16 god	cop
15	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	16 god	det
16	god	god	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 admiring	obl
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Loving	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	admire	gerund		something					vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer something=Stimulus
2	is a a condition, not said to happen	past	it	a god					tree rules

Example 1

For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as idolatry and teraphim. (Prophets 1SA.15.23, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as idolatry and teraphim.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	For	for	ADP	_	2 rebellion	case
2	rebellion	rebellion	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 sin	obl
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 sin	cop
4	as	as	ADP	_	6 sin	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 sin	det
6	sin	sin	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	of	of	ADP	_	8 witchcraft	case
8	witchcraft	witchcraft	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 sin	nmod
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 idolatry	punct
10	and	and	CCONJ	_	14 idolatry	cc
11	stubbornness	stubbornness	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 idolatry	nsubj
12	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	14 idolatry	cop
13	as	as	ADP	_	14 idolatry	case
14	idolatry	idolatry	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 sin	conj
15	and	and	CCONJ	_	16 teraphim	cc
16	teraphim	teraphim	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 idolatry	conj
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 sin	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present						as the sin and idolatry and teraphim; for rebellion; of witchcraft	tree rules
2	is	present	stubbornness					as idolatry and teraphim	tree rules

Sentence 2: (Prophets 1SA.15.23, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 Prophets	punct
2	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
3	1SA.15.23	1SA.15.23	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	2 Prophets	flat
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 1917	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 1917	nmod:unmarked
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 1SA.15.23	conj
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Prophets	punct

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

Example 2

In the Bible, the Israelites fell into idolatry when they worshipped the golden calf.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	3 Bible	case
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 Bible	det
3	Bible	Bible	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 fell	obl
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 Bible	punct
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 Israelites	det
6	Israelites	Israelite	PROPN	Number=Plur	7 fell	nsubj
7	fell	fall	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	into	into	ADP	_	9 idolatry	case
9	idolatry	idolatry	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 fell	obl
10	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	12 worshipped	advmod
11	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	12 worshipped	nsubj
12	worshipped	worshipp	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	7 fell	advcl
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 calf	det
14	golden	golden	ADJ	Degree=Pos	15 calf	amod
15	calf	calf	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 worshipped	obj
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 fell	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	fall	past	the Israelites			the Bible		into idolatry	vn occur-48.3 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme in bible=Location
2	worshipp	past	Israelites = israelite	the golden calf					tree rules

Example 3

The Ten Commandments forbid idolatry.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 Commandments	det
2	Ten	ten	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	3 Commandments	nummod
3	Commandments	commandment	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 forbid	nsubj
4	forbid	forbid	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	idolatry	idolatry	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 forbid	obj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 forbid	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	forbid	infinitive	the Ten Commandments	idolatry					vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer idolatry=Theme

Example 4

Christians believe loving money more than God is a kind of idolatry.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Christians	Christian	PROPN	Number=Plur	2 believe	nsubj
2	believe	believe	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	loving	loving	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 money	amod
4	money	money	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 believe	obj
5	more	more	ADV	Degree=Cmp	2 believe	advmod
6	than	than	ADP	_	10 kind	case
7	God	God	PROPN	Number=Sing	10 kind	nsubj
8	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 kind	cop
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 kind	det
10	kind	kind	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 more	obl
11	of	of	ADP	_	12 idolatry	case
12	idolatry	idolatry	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 kind	nmod
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 believe	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	believe	present	Christians	loving money					vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer money=Stimulus
2	is	present	God					than a kind; of idolatry	tree rules

Example 5

The prophets warned the people against idolatry.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 prophets	det
2	prophets	prophet	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 warned	nsubj
3	warned	warn	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 people	det
5	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 warned	obj
6	against	against	ADP	_	7 idolatry	case
7	idolatry	idolatry	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 people	nmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 warned	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	warn speech: warn	past	the prophets		the people				vn advise-37.9-1 «NP V NP PP.topic»: agent=Agent people=Recipient against idolatry=Topic

Example 6

Some people's love of football is almost idolatry.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Some	some	DET	PronType=Ind	2 people	det
2	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 love	nmod:poss
3	's	's	PART	_	2 people	case
4	love	love	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 idolatry	nsubj
5	of	of	ADP	_	6 football	case
6	football	football	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 love	nmod
7	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 idolatry	cop
8	almost	almost	ADV	_	9 idolatry	advmod
9	idolatry	idolatry	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 idolatry	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	some people's love of football	idolatry				almost property	tree rules
2	love		some people	football					nom love «feeling transitive»: poss=agent of=patient

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