priesthood

Who acts: Christians, believer, uncle, He, priesthood, churches · What happens: call, be, believe, speak, decide, enter · To what, where: priesthood, God, Bible, women, She · Speech: someone speaks here

«priesthood» 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: priesthood in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: church — kept apart, not parsed.

The job and calling of being a priest.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 job	det
2	job	job	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	and	and	CCONJ	_	4 calling	cc
4	calling	call	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 job	conj
5	of	of	ADP	_	8 priest	case
6	being	be	AUX	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	8 priest	cop
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 priest	det
8	priest	priest	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 calling	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 job	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	call	gerund							vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	is	gerund						of a priest	tree rules

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: church — kept apart, not parsed.

All the priests of a church or religion together.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	All	all	DET	PronType=Tot	3 priests	det:predet
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 priests	det
3	priests	priest	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
4	of	of	ADP	_	6 church	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 church	det
6	church	church	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 priests	nmod
7	or	or	CCONJ	_	8 religion	cc
8	religion	religion	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 church	conj
9	together	together	ADV	_	8 religion	advmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 priests	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Meaning 3

Usage: Bible, church — kept apart, not parsed.

Christians believe in «the priesthood of all believers»: every believer can speak to God directly.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Christians	Christian	PROPN	Number=Plur	2 believe	nsubj
2	believe	believe	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	in	in	ADP	_	6 priesthood	case
4	«	«	PUNCT	_	6 priesthood	punct
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 priesthood	det
6	priesthood	priesthood	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 believe	obl
7	of	of	ADP	_	9 believers	case
8	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	9 believers	det
9	believers	believer	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 priesthood	nmod
10	»	»	PUNCT	_	6 priesthood	punct
11	:	:	PUNCT	_	15 speak	punct
12	every	every	DET	PronType=Tot	13 believer	det
13	believer	believer	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 speak	nsubj
14	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	15 speak	aux
15	speak	speak	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 believe	parataxis
16	to	to	ADP	_	17 God	case
17	God	God	PROPN	Number=Sing	15 speak	obl
18	directly	directly	ADV	_	15 speak	advmod
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 believe	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	believe	present	Christians			the priesthood of all believers			vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer
2	speak speech: other	can	every believer		God			directly property	vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent to god=Co-Agent

Example 1

My uncle decided to enter the priesthood.

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	2 uncle	nmod:poss
2	uncle	uncle	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 decided	nsubj
3	decided	decide	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	to	to	PART	_	5 enter	mark
5	enter	enter	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 decided	xcomp
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 priesthood	det
7	priesthood	priesthood	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 enter	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 decided	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	decide	past	My uncle						vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	enter not said to happen	to-infinitive	My uncle not said here	the priesthood					vn escape-51.1-1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme priesthood=Destination

Example 2

He trained for the priesthood for six years.

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 trained	nsubj
2	trained	train	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	for	for	ADP	_	5 priesthood	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 priesthood	det
5	priesthood	priesthood	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 trained	obl
6	for	for	ADP	_	8 years	case
7	six	six	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	8 years	nummod
8	years	year	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 trained	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 trained	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	train	past	He				year	for the priesthood	vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

Example 3

In the Bible, Aaron and his sons held the priesthood.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	3 Bible	case
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 Bible	det
3	Bible	Bible	PROPN	Number=Sing	9 held	obl
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 Aaron	punct
5	Aaron	Aaron	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 Bible	conj
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 sons	cc
7	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 sons	nmod:poss
8	sons	son	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 Bible	conj
9	held	hold	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 priesthood	det
11	priesthood	priesthood	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 held	obj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 held	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	hold	past		the priesthood		the Bible and Aaron and Aaron's sons			vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent priesthood=Theme in bible=Location

Example 4

The priesthood of the church met to pray.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 priesthood	det
2	priesthood	priesthood	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 met	nsubj
3	of	of	ADP	_	5 church	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 church	det
5	church	church	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 priesthood	nmod
6	met	meet	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	to	to	PART	_	8 pray	mark
8	pray	pray	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 met	xcomp
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 met	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	meet	past	the priesthood of the church						tree rules
2	pray	to-infinitive	the priesthood of the church not said here						vn long-32.2 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Pivot

Example 5

Some churches allow women in the priesthood and some do not.

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 allow	nsubj
3	allow	allow	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	women	woman	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 allow	iobj
5	in	in	ADP	_	7 priesthood	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 priesthood	det
7	priesthood	priesthood	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 allow	obl
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 do	cc
9	some	some	DET	PronType=Ind	10 do	nsubj
10	do	do	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 allow	conj
11	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	10 do	advmod
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 allow	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	allow	present	some churches		women	the priesthood			vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent woman=Beneficiary
2	not do	present	some						vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 6

She felt called to the priesthood when she was young.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	She	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 called	nsubj:pass
2	felt	feel	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 called	aux:pass
3	called	call	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	to	to	ADP	_	6 priesthood	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 priesthood	det
6	priesthood	priesthood	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 called	obl
7	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	10 young	advmod
8	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	10 young	nsubj
9	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	10 young	cop
10	young	young	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 called	advcl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 called	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	call	past · passive		She	the priesthood				vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: subject=Topic to priesthood=Recipient
2	is	past	she					young property	tree rules

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