baptism Who acts: Baptism, they, this, churches, we, first day · What happens: be, wash, put, belong, wash away, happen · To what, where: Christian ceremony, person, water, Christ, sins, service · Speech: someone speaks here
«baptism» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: baptism in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Usage: church — kept apart, not parsed.
Baptism is a Christian ceremony in which a person is washed with water or put under water as a sign that they belong to Christ and the Church and that their sins are washed away.
The tree, 35 words nsubj cop det amod case obl det nsubj:pass aux:pass parataxis case obl cc conj case obl case det obl mark nsubj advcl case obl cc det conj cc mark nmod:poss nsubj:pass aux:pass conj advmod punct root Baptism NOUN is AUX a DET Christian ADJ ceremony NOUN in ADP which PRON a DET person NOUN is AUX washed VERB with ADP water NOUN or CCONJ put VERB under ADP water NOUN as ADP a DET sign NOUN that SCONJ they PRON belong VERB to ADP Christ PROPN and CCONJ the DET Church PROPN and CCONJ that SCONJ their PRON sins NOUN are AUX washed VERB away ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Baptism baptism NOUN Number=Sing 5 ceremony nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 ceremony cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 ceremony det 4 Christian Christian ADJ Degree=Pos 5 ceremony amod 5 ceremony ceremony NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 in in ADP _ 7 which case 7 which which PRON PronType=Rel 11 washed obl 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 person det 9 person person NOUN Number=Sing 11 washed nsubj:pass 10 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 washed aux:pass 11 washed wash VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 ceremony parataxis 12 with with ADP _ 13 water case 13 water water NOUN Number=Sing 11 washed obl 14 or or CCONJ _ 15 put cc 15 put put VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 11 washed conj 16 under under ADP _ 17 water case 17 water water NOUN Number=Sing 15 put obl 18 as as ADP _ 20 sign case 19 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 20 sign det 20 sign sign NOUN Number=Sing 15 put obl 21 that that SCONJ _ 23 belong mark 22 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 23 belong nsubj 23 belong belong VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 15 put advcl 24 to to ADP _ 25 Christ case 25 Christ Christ PROPN Number=Sing 23 belong obl 26 and and CCONJ _ 28 Church cc 27 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 28 Church det 28 Church Church PROPN Number=Sing 25 Christ conj 29 and and CCONJ _ 34 washed cc 30 that that SCONJ _ 34 washed mark 31 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 32 sins nmod:poss 32 sins sin NOUN Number=Plur 34 washed nsubj:pass 33 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 34 washed aux:pass 34 washed wash VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 11 washed conj 35 away away ADV _ 34 washed advmod 36 . . PUNCT _ 5 ceremony punct
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1 is a present Baptism a Christian ceremony tree rules 2 wash present · passive a person a Christian ceremony with water vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: subject=Patient with water=Instrument 3 put participle water as a sign vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent under water=Destination 4 belong present they Christ and the Church vn attend-107.4-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme 5 wash away present · passive Christ's sins away property vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V NP»: subject=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.
Meaning 2 A baptism is the service or event where this happens, often for a baby, with family and godparents.
The tree, 18 words det nsubj cop det cc conj advmod nsubj acl:relcl punct advmod case det conj punct case appos cc conj punct root A DET baptism NOUN is AUX the DET service NOUN or CCONJ event NOUN where ADV this PRON happens VERB , PUNCT often ADV for ADP a DET baby NOUN , PUNCT with ADP family NOUN and CCONJ godparents NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 baptism det 2 baptism baptism NOUN Number=Sing 5 service nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 service cop 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 service det 5 service service NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 or or CCONJ _ 7 event cc 7 event event NOUN Number=Sing 5 service conj 8 where where ADV PronType=Rel 10 happens advmod 9 this this PRON Number=Sing PronType=Dem 10 happens nsubj 10 happens happen VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 event acl:relcl 11 , , PUNCT _ 15 baby punct 12 often often ADV _ 15 baby advmod 13 for for ADP _ 15 baby case 14 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 15 baby det 15 baby baby NOUN Number=Sing 10 happens conj 16 , , PUNCT _ 18 family punct 17 with with ADP _ 18 family case 18 family family NOUN Number=Sing 15 baby appos 19 and and CCONJ _ 20 godparents cc 20 godparents godparent NOUN Number=Plur 18 family conj 21 . . PUNCT _ 5 service punct
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1 is a present a baptism the service or event tree rules 2 happen present this vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Meaning 3 "Baptism of fire" means a very hard first experience of something new.
The tree, 12 words punct nsubj case nmod punct det advmod amod amod obj case nmod amod punct root " PUNCT Baptism NOUN of ADP fire NOUN " PUNCT means VERB a DET very ADV hard ADJ first ADJ experience NOUN of ADP something PRON new ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 2 Baptism punct 2 Baptism baptism NOUN Number=Sing 6 means nsubj 3 of of ADP _ 4 fire case 4 fire fire NOUN Number=Sing 2 Baptism nmod 5 " " PUNCT _ 2 Baptism punct 6 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 experience det 8 very very ADV _ 9 hard advmod 9 hard hard ADJ Degree=Pos 11 experience amod 10 first first ADJ Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 11 experience amod 11 experience experience NOUN Number=Sing 6 means obj 12 of of ADP _ 13 something case 13 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 11 experience nmod 14 new new ADJ Degree=Pos 13 something amod 15 . . PUNCT _ 6 means punct
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1 mean present Baptism of fire a hard first experience of something vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent experience=Topic 2 experience something nom experience «cognition transitive»: of=patient
Example 1 My baby cousin's baptism is in the old stone church.
nmod:poss compound nmod:poss case nsubj cop case det amod compound punct root My PRON baby NOUN cousin NOUN 's PART baptism NOUN is AUX in ADP the DET old ADJ stone NOUN church NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 My my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 cousin nmod:poss 2 baby baby NOUN Number=Sing 3 cousin compound 3 cousin cousin NOUN Number=Sing 5 baptism nmod:poss 4 's 's PART _ 3 cousin case 5 baptism baptism NOUN Number=Sing 11 church nsubj 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 church cop 7 in in ADP _ 11 church case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 church det 9 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 11 church amod 10 stone stone NOUN Number=Sing 11 church compound 11 church church NOUN Number=Sing root root 12 . . PUNCT _ 11 church punct
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1 is present My baby cousin's baptism the old stone church tree rules
Example 2 At the baptism the priest poured water over the baby's head.
case det obl det nsubj amod case det nmod:poss case nmod punct root At ADP the DET baptism NOUN the DET priest NOUN poured VERB water NOUN over ADP the DET baby NOUN 's PART head NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 At at ADP _ 3 baptism case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 baptism det 3 baptism baptism NOUN Number=Sing 7 water obl 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 priest det 5 priest priest NOUN Number=Sing 7 water nsubj 6 poured pour VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 7 water amod 7 water water NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 over over ADP _ 12 head case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 baby det 10 baby baby NOUN Number=Sing 12 head nmod:poss 11 's 's PART _ 10 baby case 12 head head NOUN Number=Sing 7 water nmod 13 . . PUNCT _ 7 water punct
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1 pour participle vn substance_emission-43.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Source
Example 3 Jesus' baptism in the river Jordan is a famous Bible story.
nmod:poss case nsubj case det nmod appos cop det amod compound punct root Jesus PROPN ' PART baptism NOUN in ADP the DET river NOUN Jordan PROPN is AUX a DET famous ADJ Bible PROPN story NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Jesus Jesus PROPN Number=Sing 3 baptism nmod:poss 2 ' 's PART _ 1 Jesus case 3 baptism baptism NOUN Number=Sing 12 story nsubj 4 in in ADP _ 6 river case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 river det 6 river river NOUN Number=Sing 3 baptism nmod 7 Jordan Jordan PROPN Number=Sing 6 river appos 8 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 12 story cop 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 story det 10 famous famous ADJ Degree=Pos 12 story amod 11 Bible Bible PROPN Number=Sing 12 story compound 12 story story NOUN Number=Sing root root 13 . . PUNCT _ 12 story punct
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1 is a present Jesus's baptism in the river a famous Bible story tree rules
Example 4 Some churches have a pool for baptism by full immersion.
det nsubj det obj case nmod case amod nmod punct root Some DET churches NOUN have VERB a DET pool NOUN for ADP baptism NOUN by ADP full ADJ immersion NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Some some DET PronType=Ind 2 churches det 2 churches church NOUN Number=Plur 3 have nsubj 3 have have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 pool det 5 pool pool NOUN Number=Sing 3 have obj 6 for for ADP _ 7 baptism case 7 baptism baptism NOUN Number=Sing 5 pool nmod 8 by by ADP _ 10 immersion case 9 full full ADJ Degree=Pos 10 immersion amod 10 immersion immersion NOUN Number=Sing 7 baptism nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 have punct
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1 have present some churches a pool for baptism by full immersion vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pool=Patient
Example 5 After the baptism we had cake and sandwiches at Nan's house.
case det obl nsubj obj cc conj case nmod:poss case obl punct root After ADP the DET baptism NOUN we PRON had VERB cake NOUN and CCONJ sandwiches NOUN at ADP Nan PROPN 's PART house NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 After after ADP _ 3 baptism case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 baptism det 3 baptism baptism NOUN Number=Sing 5 had obl 4 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 5 had nsubj 5 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 cake cake NOUN Number=Sing 5 had obj 7 and and CCONJ _ 8 sandwiches cc 8 sandwiches sandwich NOUN Number=Plur 6 cake conj 9 at at ADP _ 12 house case 10 Nan Nan PROPN Number=Sing 12 house nmod:poss 11 's 's PART _ 10 Nan case 12 house house NOUN Number=Sing 5 had obl 13 . . PUNCT _ 5 had punct
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1 have past we cake and sandwiches Nan's house after the baptism vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cake=Patient
Example 6 Her first day as a waitress was a real baptism of fire.
nmod:poss amod nsubj case det nmod cop det amod case nmod punct root Her PRON first ADJ day NOUN as ADP a DET waitress NOUN was AUX a DET real ADJ baptism NOUN of ADP fire NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 day nmod:poss 2 first first ADJ Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 3 day amod 3 day day NOUN Number=Sing 10 baptism nsubj 4 as as ADP _ 6 waitress case 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 waitress det 6 waitress waitress NOUN Number=Sing 3 day nmod 7 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 10 baptism cop 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 baptism det 9 real real ADJ Degree=Pos 10 baptism amod 10 baptism baptism NOUN Number=Sing root root 11 of of ADP _ 12 fire case 12 fire fire NOUN Number=Sing 10 baptism nmod 13 . . PUNCT _ 10 baptism punct
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1 is a past Her first day as a waitress a real baptism of fire tree rules
Example 7 Godparents promise at a baptism to help the child grow in faith.
nsubj case det obl mark advcl det obj xcomp case obl punct root Godparents NOUN promise VERB at ADP a DET baptism NOUN to PART help VERB the DET child NOUN grow VERB in ADP faith NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Godparents godparent NOUN Number=Plur 2 promise nsubj 2 promise promise VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 at at ADP _ 5 baptism case 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 baptism det 5 baptism baptism NOUN Number=Sing 2 promise obl 6 to to PART _ 7 help mark 7 help help VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 promise advcl 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 child det 9 child child NOUN Number=Sing 7 help obj 10 grow grow VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 help xcomp 11 in in ADP _ 12 faith case 12 faith faith NOUN Number=Sing 10 grow obl 13 . . PUNCT _ 2 promise punct
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1 promise speech: promise present Godparents a baptism vn promise-37.13 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent 2 help to-infinitive Godparents not said here the child vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent child=Beneficiary clause=Theme 3 grow infinitive the child not said here faith vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in faith=Location
Example 8 "Mother," she murmured, "thy child may not receive Christian baptism, nor be admitted into the congregation of Christian people.
The tree, 19 words punct nsubj punct punct nsubj punct punct nmod:poss nsubj aux advmod ccomp amod obj punct cc aux:pass parataxis case det obl case amod nmod punct root " PUNCT Mother NOUN , PUNCT " PUNCT she PRON murmured VERB , PUNCT " PUNCT thy PRON child NOUN may AUX not PART receive VERB Christian ADJ baptism NOUN , PUNCT nor CCONJ be AUX admitted VERB into ADP the DET congregation NOUN of ADP Christian ADJ people NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 2 Mother punct 2 Mother mother NOUN Number=Sing 6 murmured nsubj 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 Mother punct 4 " " PUNCT _ 6 murmured punct 5 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 murmured nsubj 6 murmured murmur VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 7 , , PUNCT _ 13 receive punct 8 " " PUNCT _ 13 receive punct 9 thy thy PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs Style=Arch 10 child nmod:poss 10 child child NOUN Number=Sing 13 receive nsubj 11 may may AUX VerbForm=Fin 13 receive aux 12 not not PART Polarity=Neg 13 receive advmod 13 receive receive VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 murmured ccomp 14 Christian Christian ADJ Degree=Pos 15 baptism amod 15 baptism baptism NOUN Number=Sing 13 receive obj 16 , , PUNCT _ 19 admitted punct 17 nor nor CCONJ Polarity=Neg 19 admitted cc 18 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 19 admitted aux:pass 19 admitted admit VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 13 receive parataxis 20 into into ADP _ 22 congregation case 21 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 22 congregation det 22 congregation congregation NOUN Number=Sing 19 admitted obl 23 of of ADP _ 25 people case 24 Christian Christian ADJ Degree=Pos 25 people amod 25 people people NOUN Number=Plur 22 congregation nmod 26 . . PUNCT _ 6 murmured punct
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1 murmur speech: other past Mother vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 not receive in a quote may thy child Christian baptism vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent baptism=Theme 3 admit speech: other in a quote infinitive · passive the congregation of Christian people vn confess-37.10 «NP V how S»
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