dominion

Who acts: Dominion, God, many Christians, king · What happens: have over, rule, be, govern, give, understand · To what, where: dominion, land, name, animals, Genesis, people · Speech: someone speaks here

«dominion» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: dominion in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Power or control over people, land or things: «have dominion over».

The tree, 11 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Power	power	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 control	compound
2	or	or	CCONJ	_	3 control	cc
3	control	control	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	over	over	ADP	_	5 people	case
5	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 control	nmod
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 land	punct
7	land	land	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 control	conj
8	or	or	CCONJ	_	9 things	cc
9	things	thing	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 land	conj
10	:	:	PUNCT	_	12 have	punct
11	«	«	PUNCT	_	12 have	punct
12	have	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 control	parataxis
13	dominion	dominion	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 have	obj
14	over	over	ADV	_	12 have	advmod
15	»	»	PUNCT	_	12 have	punct
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 control	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have over in a quote	present		dominion				over property	vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dominion=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 land or territory ruled by a king or government.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 land	det
2	land	land	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 territory	cc
4	territory	territory	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 land	conj
5	ruled	rule	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 land	acl
6	by	by	ADP	_	8 king	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 king	det
8	king	king	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 ruled	obl
9	or	or	CCONJ	_	10 government	cc
10	government	government	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 king	conj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 land	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	rule	participle		a land or territory not said here				by a king or government	vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

Meaning 3

Usage: history — kept apart, not parsed.

«Dominion» was the name for some self-governing countries of the British Empire, such as Canada, Australia and New Zealand.

The tree, 20 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	2 Dominion	punct
2	Dominion	Dominion	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 name	nsubj
3	»	»	PUNCT	_	2 Dominion	punct
4	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 name	cop
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 name	det
6	name	name	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	for	for	ADP	_	12 countries	case
8	some	some	DET	PronType=Ind	12 countries	det
9	self	self	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 governing	compound
10	-	-	PUNCT	_	9 self	punct
11	governing	govern	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	12 countries	amod
12	countries	country	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 name	nmod
13	of	of	ADP	_	16 Empire	case
14	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	16 Empire	det
15	British	British	ADJ	Degree=Pos	16 Empire	amod
16	Empire	Empire	PROPN	Number=Sing	12 countries	nmod
17	,	,	PUNCT	_	20 Canada	punct
18	such	such	ADJ	Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP	20 Canada	case
19	as	as	ADP	_	18 such	fixed
20	Canada	Canada	PROPN	Number=Sing	16 Empire	conj
21	,	,	PUNCT	_	22 Australia	punct
22	Australia	Australia	PROPN	Number=Sing	16 Empire	conj
23	and	and	CCONJ	_	25 Zealand	cc
24	New	New	PROPN	Number=Sing	25 Zealand	flat
25	Zealand	Zealand	PROPN	Number=Sing	16 Empire	conj
26	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 name	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	past	Dominion	the name				for some governing countries of the British Empire and Canada and Australia and New Zealand	tree rules
2	govern	gerund							vn supervision-95.2.2 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent

Meaning 4

Usage: Bible — kept apart, not parsed.

In Genesis, God gives people dominion over the animals, which many Christians understand as a duty to care for creation.

The tree, 20 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	2 Genesis	case
2	Genesis	Genesis	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 gives	obl
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 Genesis	punct
4	God	God	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 gives	nsubj
5	gives	give	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 gives	iobj
7	dominion	dominion	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 gives	obj
8	over	over	ADP	_	10 animals	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 animals	det
10	animals	animal	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 gives	iobj
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 understand	punct
12	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	15 understand	obj
13	many	many	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 Christians	amod
14	Christians	Christian	PROPN	Number=Plur	15 understand	nsubj
15	understand	understand	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 animals	parataxis
16	as	as	ADP	_	18 duty	case
17	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	18 duty	det
18	duty	duty	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 understand	obl
19	to	to	PART	_	20 care	mark
20	care	care	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	15 understand	advcl
21	for	for	ADP	_	22 creation	case
22	creation	creation	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 care	obl
23	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 gives	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	other	roles by
1	give	present	God	dominion	the animals	Genesis		tree rules
2	understand	present	many Christians	the animals			as a duty	vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer which=Stimulus as duty=Attribute
3	care	to-infinitive	many Christians not said here				for creation	vn caring-75.2-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent for creation=Theme

Example 1

The king had dominion over all the land.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 king	det
2	king	king	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 had	nsubj
3	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	dominion	dominion	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 had	obj
5	over	over	ADP	_	8 land	case
6	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	8 land	det:predet
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 land	det
8	land	land	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 had	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 had	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	past	the king	dominion		all land			vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dominion=Patient

Example 2

In Genesis, God gives people dominion over the fish, birds and animals.

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	2 Genesis	case
2	Genesis	Genesis	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 gives	obl
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 Genesis	punct
4	God	God	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 gives	nsubj
5	gives	give	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 gives	iobj
7	dominion	dominion	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 gives	obj
8	over	over	ADP	_	10 fish	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 fish	det
10	fish	fish	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 gives	obl
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 birds	punct
12	birds	bird	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 fish	nmod
13	and	and	CCONJ	_	14 animals	cc
14	animals	animal	NOUN	Number=Plur	12 birds	conj
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 gives	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	give	present	God	dominion	people	Genesis		over the fish birds and animals	vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent people=Recipient dominion=Theme

Example 3

Many Christians believe dominion means caring for creation, not harming it.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Many	many	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 Christians	amod
2	Christians	Christian	PROPN	Number=Plur	3 believe	nsubj
3	believe	believe	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	dominion	dominion	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 means	nsubj
5	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 believe	ccomp
6	caring	care	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	5 means	xcomp
7	for	for	ADP	_	8 creation	case
8	creation	creation	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 caring	obl
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 harming	punct
10	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	11 harming	advmod
11	harming	harm	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	6 caring	conj
12	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	11 harming	obj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 believe	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	believe	present	Many Christians			vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus
2	mean	present	dominion			vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3	care not said to happen	gerund	dominion not said here		for creation	vn caring-75.2-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent for creation=Theme
4	not harm	gerund	dominion not said here	dominion		vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus it=Experiencer

Example 4

Canada was once called a Dominion.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Canada	Canada	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 called	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 called	aux:pass
3	once	once	ADV	NumForm=Word NumType=Mult	4 called	advmod
4	called	call	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 Dominion	det
6	Dominion	Dominion	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 called	xcomp
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 called	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	call	past · passive		Canada				once property	vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient

Example 5

The emperor's dominions stretched across the sea.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 emperor	det
2	emperor	emperor	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 dominions	nmod:poss
3	's	's	PART	_	2 emperor	case
4	dominions	dominion	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
5	stretched	stretch	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 dominions	acl
6	across	across	ADP	_	8 sea	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 sea	det
8	sea	sea	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 stretched	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 dominions	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	stretch	participle		the emperor's dominions not said here		the sea			vn meander-47.7 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme across sea=Location

Example 6

The dragon held dominion over the mountain.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 dragon	det
2	dragon	dragon	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 dominion	nsubj
3	held	hold	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 dominion	amod
4	dominion	dominion	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	over	over	ADP	_	7 mountain	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 mountain	det
7	mountain	mountain	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 dominion	nmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 dominion	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	hold	participle							vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

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