cult

Who acts: idea, film, band, cult, cult leader, followers · What happens: control, use, be, love, become, have · To what, where: unusual beliefs, small religious group, cult classic, cult, money, leader · Speech: someone speaks here

«cult» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: cult in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A small religious group with unusual beliefs, often controlled by one strong leader; often used as a negative word.

The tree, 19 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 group	det
2	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 group	amod
3	religious	religious	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 group	amod
4	group	group	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	with	with	ADP	_	7 beliefs	case
6	unusual	unusual	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 beliefs	amod
7	beliefs	belief	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 group	nmod
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 controlled	punct
9	often	often	ADV	_	10 controlled	advmod
10	controlled	control	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	7 beliefs	acl
11	by	by	ADP	_	14 leader	case
12	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	14 leader	nummod
13	strong	strong	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 leader	amod
14	leader	leader	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 controlled	obl
15	;	;	PUNCT	_	17 used	punct
16	often	often	ADV	_	17 used	advmod
17	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 group	acl
18	as	as	ADP	_	21 word	case
19	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	21 word	det
20	negative	negative	ADJ	Degree=Pos	21 word	amod
21	word	word	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 used	obl
22	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 group	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	control	participle		unusual beliefs not said here				by one strong leader; often property	vn enforce-63 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
2	use	participle		a small religious group with unusual beliefs not said here				as a negative word; often property	vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=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

Great admiration for a person, thing or idea that is very popular with a group (a cult of fitness).

The tree, 19 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Great	great	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 admiration	amod
2	admiration	admiration	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	for	for	ADP	_	5 person	case
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 person	det
5	person	person	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 admiration	nmod
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 thing	punct
7	thing	thing	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 person	conj
8	or	or	CCONJ	_	9 idea	cc
9	idea	idea	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 person	conj
10	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	13 popular	nsubj
11	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	13 popular	cop
12	very	very	ADV	_	13 popular	advmod
13	popular	popular	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 idea	acl:relcl
14	with	with	ADP	_	16 group	case
15	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	16 group	det
16	group	group	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 popular	obl
17	(	(	PUNCT	_	19 cult	punct
18	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	19 cult	det
19	cult	cult	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 group	appos
20	of	of	ADP	_	21 fitness	case
21	fitness	fitness	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 cult	nmod
22	)	)	PUNCT	_	19 cult	punct
23	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 admiration	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	idea					with a group; popular property	tree rules

Meaning 3

Usage: adjective — kept apart, not parsed.

Loved by a small group of fans (a cult film).

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Loved	love	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
2	by	by	ADP	_	5 group	case
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 group	det
4	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 group	amod
5	group	group	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Loved	obl
6	of	of	ADP	_	7 fans	case
7	fans	fan	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 group	nmod
8	(	(	PUNCT	_	11 film	punct
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 film	det
10	cult	cult	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 film	compound
11	film	film	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 fans	appos
12	)	)	PUNCT	_	11 film	punct
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Loved	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	love	participle						by a small group of fans	vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Experiencer

Example 1

The film became a cult classic.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 film	det
2	film	film	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 became	nsubj
3	became	become	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 classic	det
5	cult	cult	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 classic	compound
6	classic	classic	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 became	xcomp
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 became	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	become	past	the film	a cult classic					vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient

Example 2

The band has a cult following.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 band	det
2	band	band	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 has	nsubj
3	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 cult	det
5	cult	cult	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 has	obj
6	following	follow	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	5 cult	acl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	the band	a cult					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cult=Patient
2	follow	gerund	a cult not said here						vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 3

The cult leader made his followers give him their money.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 leader	det
2	cult	cult	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 leader	compound
3	leader	leader	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 made	nsubj
4	made	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 followers	nmod:poss
6	followers	follower	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 give	nsubj
7	give	give	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 made	ccomp
8	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 give	iobj
9	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	10 money	nmod:poss
10	money	money	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 give	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 made	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	past	the cult leader						tree rules
2	give	present	leader's followers	followers's money	leader				vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient money=Theme

Example 4

Ancient Romans had many cults for different gods.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Ancient	ancient	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 Romans	amod
2	Romans	Roman	PROPN	Number=Plur	3 had	nsubj
3	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	many	many	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 cults	amod
5	cults	cult	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 had	obj
6	for	for	ADP	_	8 gods	case
7	different	different	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 gods	amod
8	gods	god	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 cults	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 had	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	past	Ancient Romans	many cults				for different gods	vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cult=Patient

Example 5

That show is a cult favourite in Australia.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	That	that	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	2 show	det
2	show	show	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 cult	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 cult	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 cult	det
5	cult	cult	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	favourite	favourite	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 cult	amod
7	in	in	ADP	_	8 Australia	case
8	Australia	Australia	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 favourite	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 cult	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	that show	a cult					tree rules

Example 6

Be wary of any group that tells you to keep secrets from family.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	2 wary	cop
2	wary	wary	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 group	csubj
3	of	of	ADP	_	5 group	case
4	any	any	DET	PronType=Ind	5 group	det
5	group	group	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	7 tells	nsubj
7	tells	tell	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 group	acl:relcl
8	you	you	PRON	Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs	7 tells	iobj
9	to	to	PART	_	10 keep	mark
10	keep	keep	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	7 tells	xcomp
11	secrets	secret	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 keep	obj
12	from	from	ADP	_	13 family	case
13	family	family	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 keep	obl
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 group	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	other	roles by
1	is	infinitive					wary property	tree rules
2	tell speech: assert	present	any group		you			vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent you=Recipient clause=Topic
3	keep not said to happen	to-infinitive	any group not said here	secrets		family		vn forbid-64.4 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Causer secret=Beneficiary from family=Eventuality

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