consecration
Who acts: Consecration, act, bishop, bread, ceremony · What happens: be, make, lead, consecrate, take · To what, where: act, something, consecration, new church, place
«consecration» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 3 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: consecration in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
Consecration is the act of making something holy by a religious ceremony.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Consecration | consecration | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 act | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 act | cop |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 act | det |
| 4 | act | act | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 5 | of | of | SCONJ | _ | 6 making | mark |
| 6 | making | make | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 4 act | acl |
| 7 | something | something | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 6 making | obj |
| 8 | holy | holy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 something | amod |
| 9 | by | by | ADP | _ | 12 ceremony | case |
| 10 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 12 ceremony | det |
| 11 | religious | religious | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 12 ceremony | amod |
| 12 | ceremony | ceremony | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 making | obl |
| 13 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 act | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | Consecration | the act | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | make | gerund | the act not said here | something | by a religious ceremony | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset something=Product |
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
The bishop led the consecration of the new church.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 bishop | det |
| 2 | bishop | bishop | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 led | nsubj |
| 3 | led | lead | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 consecration | det |
| 5 | consecration | consecration | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 led | obj |
| 6 | of | of | ADP | _ | 9 church | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 church | det |
| 8 | new | new | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 church | amod |
| 9 | church | church | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 consecration | nmod |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 led | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | lead | past | the bishop | the consecration of the new church | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent consecration=Theme | ||||
| 2 | consecrate | the new church | nom consecration «act transitive»: of=patient |
Example 2
The bread was ordinary until its consecration.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 bread | det |
| 2 | bread | bread | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 ordinary | nsubj |
| 3 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 ordinary | cop |
| 4 | ordinary | ordinary | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 5 | until | until | ADP | _ | 7 consecration | case |
| 6 | its | its | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 7 consecration | nmod:poss |
| 7 | consecration | consecration | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 ordinary | obl |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 ordinary | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | past | the bread | until bread's consecration | ordinary property | tree rules | |||
| 2 | consecrate | bread | nom consecration «act transitive»: poss=agent |
Example 3
The ceremony of consecration took place at dawn.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 ceremony | det |
| 2 | ceremony | ceremony | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 took | nsubj |
| 3 | of | of | ADP | _ | 4 consecration | case |
| 4 | consecration | consecration | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 ceremony | nmod |
| 5 | took | take | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | place | place | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 took | obj |
| 7 | at | at | ADP | _ | 8 dawn | case |
| 8 | dawn | dawn | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 took | obl |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 took | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | take | past | the ceremony of consecration | place | dawn | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent place=Theme |
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