absolution Who acts: Absolution, God, priest, vicar, words, He · What happens: be, declare, forgive, name, give, absolve · To what, where: priest, sins, blame, absolution, lie, sorry · Speech: someone speaks here
«absolution» 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: absolution in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Usage: church — kept apart, not parsed.
Absolution is when a priest, in God's name, declares that a person's sins are forgiven, especially after confession.
The tree, 20 words nsubj cop advmod det punct case nmod:poss case appos punct conj mark det nmod:poss case nsubj:pass aux:pass advcl punct advmod case obl punct root Absolution NOUN is AUX when ADV a DET priest NOUN , PUNCT in ADP God PROPN 's PART name NOUN , PUNCT declares VERB that SCONJ a DET person NOUN 's PART sins NOUN are AUX forgiven VERB , PUNCT especially ADV after ADP confession NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Absolution absolution NOUN Number=Sing 5 priest nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 priest cop 3 when when ADV PronType=Int 5 priest advmod 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 priest det 5 priest priest NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 , , PUNCT _ 10 name punct 7 in in ADP _ 10 name case 8 God God PROPN Number=Sing 10 name nmod:poss 9 's 's PART _ 8 God case 10 name name NOUN Number=Sing 5 priest appos 11 , , PUNCT _ 12 declares punct 12 declares declare VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 priest conj 13 that that SCONJ _ 19 forgiven mark 14 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 15 person det 15 person person NOUN Number=Sing 17 sins nmod:poss 16 's 's PART _ 15 person case 17 sins sin NOUN Number=Plur 19 forgiven nsubj:pass 18 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 19 forgiven aux:pass 19 forgiven forgive VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 12 declares advcl 20 , , PUNCT _ 23 confession punct 21 especially especially ADV _ 23 confession advmod 22 after after ADP _ 23 confession case 23 confession confession NOUN Number=Sing 19 forgiven obl 24 . . PUNCT _ 5 priest punct
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1 is a present Absolution a priest tree rules 2 declare speech: other present Absolution not said here vn declare-29.4-1-1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent 3 forgive present · passive a person's sins after confession vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme 4 name God nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent
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 Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.
Absolution is being set free from blame or guilt.
nsubj cop cop amod case obl cc conj punct root Absolution NOUN is AUX being AUX set ADJ free ADJ from ADP blame NOUN or CCONJ guilt NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Absolution absolution NOUN Number=Sing 5 free nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 free cop 3 being be AUX Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 5 free cop 4 set set ADJ Degree=Pos 5 free amod 5 free free ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 from from ADP _ 7 blame case 7 blame blame NOUN Number=Sing 5 free obl 8 or or CCONJ _ 9 guilt cc 9 guilt guilt NOUN Number=Sing 7 blame conj 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 free punct
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1 is present Absolution blame or guilt free property tree rules
Example 1 After confession, the priest gave her absolution.
case obl punct det nsubj nmod:poss obj punct root After ADP confession NOUN , PUNCT the DET priest NOUN gave VERB her PRON absolution NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 After after ADP _ 2 confession case 2 confession confession NOUN Number=Sing 6 gave obl 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 confession punct 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 priest det 5 priest priest NOUN Number=Sing 6 gave nsubj 6 gave give VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 7 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 absolution nmod:poss 8 absolution absolution NOUN Number=Sing 6 gave obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 6 gave punct
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1 give past the priest priest's absolution after confession vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent absolution=Theme 2 absolve priest nom absolution «state transitive»: poss=agent
Example 2 The vicar said the words of absolution and everyone felt lighter.
det nsubj det nsubj case nmod cc conj ccomp xcomp punct root The DET vicar NOUN said VERB the DET words NOUN of ADP absolution NOUN and CCONJ everyone PRON felt VERB lighter ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 vicar det 2 vicar vicar NOUN Number=Sing 3 said nsubj 3 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 words det 5 words word NOUN Number=Plur 10 felt nsubj 6 of of ADP _ 7 absolution case 7 absolution absolution NOUN Number=Sing 5 words nmod 8 and and CCONJ _ 9 everyone cc 9 everyone everyone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Tot 7 absolution conj 10 felt feel VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 said ccomp 11 lighter light ADJ Degree=Cmp 10 felt xcomp 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 said punct
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1 say speech: assert past the vicar vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 feel past the words of absolution light property vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus 3 word absolution nom word «communication transitive»: of=patient
Example 3 He wanted absolution for the lie he had told.
nsubj obj case det obl nsubj aux acl:relcl punct root He PRON wanted VERB absolution NOUN for ADP the DET lie NOUN he PRON had AUX told VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 He he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 wanted nsubj 2 wanted want VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 absolution absolution NOUN Number=Sing 2 wanted obj 4 for for ADP _ 6 lie case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 lie det 6 lie lie NOUN Number=Sing 2 wanted obl 7 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 told nsubj 8 had have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 9 told aux 9 told tell VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part 6 lie acl:relcl 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 wanted punct
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1 want past He absolution for the lie vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot absolution=Theme 2 tell speech: assert past · perfect he the lie not said here vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent lie=Recipient
Example 4 Saying sorry to her friend felt like absolution.
csubj obj case nmod:poss obl case obl punct root Saying VERB sorry ADJ to ADP her PRON friend NOUN felt VERB like ADP absolution NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Saying say VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 6 felt csubj 2 sorry sorry ADJ Degree=Pos 1 Saying obj 3 to to ADP _ 5 friend case 4 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 friend nmod:poss 5 friend friend NOUN Number=Sing 6 felt obl 6 felt feel VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 7 like like ADP _ 8 absolution case 8 absolution absolution NOUN Number=Sing 6 felt obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 6 felt punct
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1 say speech: assert gerund sorry vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent sorry=Topic 2 feel past Saying to her friend; like absolution vn conjecture-29.5-2 «NP V S»: agent=Agent like absolution=Theme
Example 5 Catholics believe absolution forgives their sins through the priest.
nsubj nsubj ccomp nmod:poss obj case det obl punct root Catholics PROPN believe VERB absolution NOUN forgives VERB their PRON sins NOUN through ADP the DET priest NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Catholics Catholic PROPN Number=Plur 2 believe nsubj 2 believe believe VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 absolution absolution NOUN Number=Sing 4 forgives nsubj 4 forgives forgive VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 believe ccomp 5 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 sins nmod:poss 6 sins sin NOUN Number=Plur 4 forgives obj 7 through through ADP _ 9 priest case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 priest det 9 priest priest NOUN Number=Sing 4 forgives obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 believe punct
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1 believe present Catholics vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus 2 forgive present absolution Catholics's sins the priest vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sin=Theme
Example 6 The service begins with confession and absolution.
det nsubj case obl cc conj punct root The DET service NOUN begins VERB with ADP confession NOUN and CCONJ absolution NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 service det 2 service service NOUN Number=Sing 3 begins nsubj 3 begins begin VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 with with ADP _ 5 confession case 5 confession confession NOUN Number=Sing 3 begins obl 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 absolution cc 7 absolution absolution NOUN Number=Sing 5 confession conj 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 begins punct
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1 begin present the service with confession and absolution vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V PP.subeventuality»: agent=Eventuality with confession=Subeventuality
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