symbolism

Who acts: appearance, we, SY · What happens: stand, use, shy away, prefer, serve, embark · To what, where: symbols, English translators, worldly symbolism, immaterial Spirit, theological embarrassment, reminder

«symbolism» in the Judaism dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 2 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: symbolism in the Judaism dictionary.

Meaning 1

The use of symbols to stand for ideas or qualities.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 use	det
2	use	use	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	of	of	ADP	_	4 symbols	case
4	symbols	symbol	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 use	nmod
5	to	to	PART	_	6 stand	mark
6	stand	stand	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 use	acl
7	for	for	ADP	_	8 ideas	case
8	ideas	idea	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 stand	obl
9	or	or	CCONJ	_	10 qualities	cc
10	qualities	quality	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 ideas	conj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 use	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	stand	to-infinitive						for ideas or qualities	vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer for idea=Attribute
2	use			symbols					nom use «act transitive»: of=patient

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

Nonetheless, English translators have usually shied away from the this-worldly symbolism of the ‘Holy Wind’, much preferring immaterial ‘Spirit’ either out of theological embarrassment or deference to tradition. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)

Sentence 1: Nonetheless, English translators have usually shied away from the this-worldly symbolism of the ‘Holy Wind’, much preferring immaterial ‘Spirit’ either out of theological embarrassment or deference to tradition.

The tree, 29 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Nonetheless	nonetheless	ADV	_	7 shied	advmod
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	1 Nonetheless	punct
3	English	English	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 translators	amod
4	translators	translator	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 shied	nsubj:pass
5	have	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 shied	aux
6	usually	usually	ADV	_	7 shied	advmod
7	shied	shy	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
8	away	away	ADV	_	7 shied	advmod
9	from	from	ADP	_	14 symbolism	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 symbolism	det
11	this	this	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	14 symbolism	det
12	-	-	PUNCT	_	11 this	punct
13	worldly	worldly	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 symbolism	amod
14	symbolism	symbolism	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 shied	obl
15	of	of	ADP	_	19 Wind	case
16	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	19 Wind	det
17	‘	'	PUNCT	_	19 Wind	punct
18	Holy	holy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	19 Wind	amod
19	Wind	wind	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 symbolism	nmod
20	’	'	PUNCT	_	19 Wind	punct
21	,	,	PUNCT	_	23 preferring	punct
22	much	much	ADV	_	23 preferring	advmod
23	preferring	prefer	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	7 shied	advcl
24	immaterial	immaterial	ADJ	Degree=Pos	26 Spirit	amod
25	‘	'	PUNCT	_	26 Spirit	punct
26	Spirit	Spirit	PROPN	Number=Sing	23 preferring	obj
27	’	'	PUNCT	_	23 preferring	punct
28	either	either	CCONJ	_	32 embarrassment	cc:preconj
29	out	out	ADP	_	32 embarrassment	case
30	of	of	ADP	_	32 embarrassment	case
31	theological	theological	ADJ	Degree=Pos	32 embarrassment	amod
32	embarrassment	embarrassment	NOUN	Number=Sing	23 preferring	obl
33	or	or	CCONJ	_	34 deference	cc
34	deference	deference	NOUN	Number=Sing	32 embarrassment	conj
35	to	to	ADP	_	36 tradition	case
36	tradition	tradition	NOUN	Number=Sing	32 embarrassment	nmod
37	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 shied	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	shy away	present · perfect · passive		English translators		the worldly symbolism of the Holy Wind		away, nonetheless, usually property	tree rules
2	prefer	gerund		immaterial Spirit		theological embarrassment to tradition or deference			vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer spirit=Stimulus

Sentence 2: (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 Sefer	punct
2	Sefer	Sefer	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	Yetzirah	Yetzirah	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Sefer	flat
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 translation	punct
5	Sefaria	Sefaria	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 translation	compound
6	community	community	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 translation	compound
7	translation	translation	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 Sefer	appos
8	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Sefer	punct

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

Example 2

The appearance of this root in the SY’s introductory paragraph serves as a reminder that although we embark upon a text rich in vivid, grounded symbolism—even anthropomorphism—we should not hasten to take such symbolic language overly literally. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)

Sentence 1: The appearance of this root in the SY’s introductory paragraph serves as a reminder that although we embark upon a text rich in vivid, grounded symbolism—even anthropomorphism—we should not hasten to take such symbolic language overly literally.

The tree, 40 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 appearance	det
2	appearance	appearance	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 serves	nsubj
3	of	of	ADP	_	5 root	case
4	this	this	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	5 root	det
5	root	root	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 appearance	nmod
6	in	in	ADP	_	11 paragraph	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 SY	det
8	SY	SY	PROPN	Number=Sing	11 paragraph	nmod:poss
9	’s	's	PART	_	8 SY	case
10	introductory	introductory	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 paragraph	amod
11	paragraph	paragraph	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 root	nmod
12	serves	serve	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
13	as	as	ADP	_	15 reminder	case
14	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	15 reminder	det
15	reminder	reminder	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 serves	obl
16	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	19 embark	obj
17	although	although	SCONJ	_	19 embark	mark
18	we	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	19 embark	nsubj
19	embark	embark	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	15 reminder	acl:relcl
20	upon	upon	ADP	_	22 text	case
21	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	22 text	det
22	text	text	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 embark	obl
23	rich	rich	ADJ	Degree=Pos	22 text	amod
24	in	in	ADP	_	28 symbolism	case
25	vivid	vivid	ADJ	Degree=Pos	28 symbolism	amod
26	,	,	PUNCT	_	25 vivid	punct
27	grounded	ground	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	28 symbolism	amod
28	symbolism	symbolism	NOUN	Number=Sing	23 rich	obl
29	—	-	PUNCT	_	31 anthropomorphism	punct
30	even	even	ADV	_	31 anthropomorphism	advmod
31	anthropomorphism	anthropomorphism	NOUN	Number=Sing	28 symbolism	appos
32	—	-	PUNCT	_	36 hasten	punct
33	we	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	36 hasten	nsubj
34	should	should	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	36 hasten	aux
35	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	36 hasten	advmod
36	hasten	hasten	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	31 anthropomorphism	acl:relcl
37	to	to	PART	_	38 take	mark
38	take	take	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	36 hasten	xcomp
39	such	such	ADJ	Degree=Pos	41 language	amod
40	symbolic	symbolic	ADJ	Degree=Pos	41 language	amod
41	language	language	NOUN	Number=Sing	38 take	obj
42	overly	overly	ADV	_	38 take	advmod
43	literally	literally	ADV	_	38 take	advmod
44	.	.	PUNCT	_	12 serves	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	serve	present	the appearance of this root in the SY's introductory paragraph		as a reminder	vn masquerade-29.6-2 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent as reminder=Attribute
2	embark	present	we	a reminder	upon a text	tree rules
3	ground	participle				vn pocket-9.10-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
4	not hasten	should	we	anthropomorphism not said here		tree rules
5	take	to-infinitive	we not said here	such symbolic language	literally, overly property	vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent language=Theme
6	paragraph		the SY			nom paragraph «communication intransitive»: poss=agent

Sentence 2: (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 Sefer	punct
2	Sefer	Sefer	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	Yetzirah	Yetzirah	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Sefer	flat
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 translation	punct
5	Sefaria	Sefaria	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 translation	compound
6	community	community	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 translation	compound
7	translation	translation	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 Sefer	appos
8	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Sefer	punct

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

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