unction Who acts: Unction, act, God, way, you, priest · What happens: be, anoint, sign, bless, talk, mean · To what, where: act, someone, blessing, way, unction, dying man · Speech: someone speaks here
«unction» 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: unction in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Usage: church — kept apart, not parsed.
Unction is the act of anointing someone with holy oil as a sign of God's blessing, for example for the sick.
The tree, 22 words nsubj cop det mark acl obj case amod obl case det obl case nmod:poss case nmod punct case obl case det nmod punct root Unction NOUN is AUX the DET act NOUN of SCONJ anointing VERB someone PRON with ADP holy ADJ oil NOUN as ADP a DET sign NOUN of ADP God PROPN 's PART blessing NOUN , PUNCT for ADP example NOUN for ADP the DET sick ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Unction unction 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 anointing mark 6 anointing anoint VERB VerbForm=Ger 4 act acl 7 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 6 anointing obj 8 with with ADP _ 10 oil case 9 holy holy ADJ Degree=Pos 10 oil amod 10 oil oil NOUN Number=Sing 6 anointing obl 11 as as ADP _ 13 sign case 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 sign det 13 sign sign NOUN Number=Sing 6 anointing obl 14 of of ADP _ 17 blessing case 15 God God PROPN Number=Sing 17 blessing nmod:poss 16 's 's PART _ 15 God case 17 blessing blessing NOUN Number=Sing 13 sign nmod 18 , , PUNCT _ 20 example punct 19 for for ADP _ 20 example case 20 example example NOUN Number=Sing 4 act obl 21 for for ADP _ 23 sick case 22 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 23 sick det 23 sick sick ADJ Degree=Pos 20 example nmod 24 . . PUNCT _ 4 act punct
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1 is a present Unction the act for example for the sick tree rules 2 anoint gerund the act not said here someone with holy oil; as a sign of God's blessing vn fill-9.8 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent someone=Destination with oil=Theme 3 sign God's blessing nom sign «communication transitive»: of=patient 4 bless God nom blessing «act transitive»: poss=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 Usage: formal, disapproving — kept apart, not parsed.
Unction is a way of talking that is too smooth, oily and falsely serious or polite.
The tree, 16 words nsubj cop det parataxis mark acl obj cop advmod punct conj cc advmod conj cc conj punct root Unction NOUN is AUX a DET way NOUN of SCONJ talking VERB that PRON is AUX too ADV smooth ADJ , PUNCT oily ADJ and CCONJ falsely ADV serious ADJ or CCONJ polite ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Unction unction NOUN Number=Sing 4 way nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 way cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 way det 4 way way NOUN Number=Sing 10 smooth parataxis 5 of of SCONJ _ 6 talking mark 6 talking talk VERB VerbForm=Ger 4 way acl 7 that that PRON Number=Sing PronType=Dem 6 talking obj 8 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 smooth cop 9 too too ADV _ 10 smooth advmod 10 smooth smooth ADJ Degree=Pos root root 11 , , PUNCT _ 12 oily punct 12 oily oily ADJ Degree=Pos 10 smooth conj 13 and and CCONJ _ 15 serious cc 14 falsely falsely ADV _ 15 serious advmod 15 serious serious ADJ Degree=Pos 10 smooth conj 16 or or CCONJ _ 17 polite cc 17 polite polite ADJ Degree=Pos 15 serious conj 18 . . PUNCT _ 10 smooth punct
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1 is a present Unction a way tree rules 2 talk gerund a way not said here a way vn compel-59.1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent that=Patient 3 is present smooth property tree rules 4 be tree rules 5 be falsely property tree rules
Meaning 3 With unction means speaking with great warmth and feeling, as if you really enjoy what you are saying.
The tree, 18 words case obl xcomp case amod obl cc conj punct mark mark nsubj advmod parataxis obj nsubj aux advcl punct root With ADP unction NOUN means VERB speaking VERB with ADP great ADJ warmth NOUN and CCONJ feeling NOUN , PUNCT as SCONJ if SCONJ you PRON really ADV enjoy VERB what PRON you PRON are AUX saying VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 With with ADP _ 2 unction case 2 unction unction NOUN Number=Sing 3 means obl 3 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 speaking speak VERB VerbForm=Ger 3 means xcomp 5 with with ADP _ 7 warmth case 6 great great ADJ Degree=Pos 7 warmth amod 7 warmth warmth NOUN Number=Sing 4 speaking obl 8 and and CCONJ _ 9 feeling cc 9 feeling feeling NOUN Number=Sing 7 warmth conj 10 , , PUNCT _ 15 enjoy punct 11 as as SCONJ _ 15 enjoy mark 12 if if SCONJ _ 15 enjoy mark 13 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 15 enjoy nsubj 14 really really ADV _ 15 enjoy advmod 15 enjoy enjoy VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 means parataxis 16 what what PRON PronType=Int 19 saying obj 17 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 19 saying nsubj 18 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 19 saying aux 19 saying say VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 15 enjoy advcl 20 . . PUNCT _ 3 means punct
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1 mean present with unction vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 speak speech: other not said to happen gerund with great warmth and feeling vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent with warmth=Co-Agent 3 enjoy a condition, not said to happen present you vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer 4 say speech: assert present · progressive you vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent what=Topic
Example 1 The priest gave unction to the dying man.
det nsubj obj case det amod obl punct root The DET priest NOUN gave VERB unction NOUN to ADP the DET dying VERB man NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 priest det 2 priest priest NOUN Number=Sing 3 gave nsubj 3 gave give VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 unction unction NOUN Number=Sing 3 gave obj 5 to to ADP _ 8 man case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 man det 7 dying die VERB VerbForm=Ger 8 man amod 8 man man NOUN Number=Sing 3 gave obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 gave punct
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1 give past the priest unction the dying man vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent unction=Theme to man=Recipient 2 die gerund vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute
Example 2 Kings were anointed with holy oil, a kind of unction.
nsubj:pass aux:pass case amod obl punct det appos case nmod punct root Kings NOUN were AUX anointed VERB with ADP holy ADJ oil NOUN , PUNCT a DET kind NOUN of ADP unction NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Kings king NOUN Number=Plur 3 anointed nsubj:pass 2 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 anointed aux:pass 3 anointed anoint VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 4 with with ADP _ 6 oil case 5 holy holy ADJ Degree=Pos 6 oil amod 6 oil oil NOUN Number=Sing 3 anointed obl 7 , , PUNCT _ 9 kind punct 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 kind det 9 kind kind NOUN Number=Sing 6 oil appos 10 of of ADP _ 11 unction case 11 unction unction NOUN Number=Sing 9 kind nmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 anointed punct
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1 anoint past · passive Kings with holy oil vn fill-9.8 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Destination with oil=Theme
Example 3 He spoke with great unction about his own goodness.
nsubj case amod obl case nmod:poss amod nmod punct root He PRON spoke VERB with ADP great ADJ unction NOUN about ADP his PRON own ADJ goodness NOUN . PUNCT 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 spoke nsubj 2 spoke speak VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 with with ADP _ 5 unction case 4 great great ADJ Degree=Pos 5 unction amod 5 unction unction NOUN Number=Sing 2 spoke obl 6 about about ADP _ 9 goodness case 7 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 goodness nmod:poss 8 own own ADJ Degree=Pos 9 goodness amod 9 goodness goodness NOUN Number=Sing 5 unction nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 spoke punct
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1 speak speech: other past He with great unction about his own goodness vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent with unction=Co-Agent
Example 4 The anointing of the sick was once called extreme unction.
det nsubj:pass case det nmod aux:pass advmod amod xcomp punct root The DET anointing NOUN of ADP the DET sick ADJ was AUX once ADV called VERB extreme ADJ unction NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 anointing det 2 anointing anointing NOUN Number=Sing 8 called nsubj:pass 3 of of ADP _ 5 sick case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 sick det 5 sick sick ADJ Degree=Pos 2 anointing nmod 6 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 8 called aux:pass 7 once once ADV NumForm=Word NumType=Mult 8 called advmod 8 called call VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 9 extreme extreme ADJ Degree=Pos 10 unction amod 10 unction unction NOUN Number=Sing 8 called xcomp 11 . . PUNCT _ 8 called punct
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1 call past · passive the anointing of the sick once property vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient
Example 5 The salesman's unction made us distrust him.
det nmod:poss case nsubj obj xcomp obj punct root The DET salesman NOUN 's PART unction NOUN made VERB us PRON distrust VERB him PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 salesman det 2 salesman salesman NOUN Number=Sing 4 unction nmod:poss 3 's 's PART _ 2 salesman case 4 unction unction NOUN Number=Sing 5 made nsubj 5 made make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 us we PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 5 made obj 7 distrust distrust VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 made xcomp 8 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 distrust obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 made punct
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1 make past the salesman's unction us tree rules 2 distrust infinitive us not said here unction vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer he=Stimulus
Example 6 Christians believe the oil is a sign of God's care.
nsubj det nsubj cop det ccomp case nmod:poss case nmod punct root Christians PROPN believe VERB the DET oil NOUN is AUX a DET sign NOUN of ADP God PROPN 's PART care NOUN . PUNCT 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 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 oil det 4 oil oil NOUN Number=Sing 7 sign nsubj 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 sign cop 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 sign det 7 sign sign NOUN Number=Sing 2 believe ccomp 8 of of ADP _ 11 care case 9 God God PROPN Number=Sing 11 care nmod:poss 10 's 's PART _ 9 God case 11 care care NOUN Number=Sing 7 sign nmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 2 believe punct
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1 believe present Christians vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer 2 is a present the oil a sign of God's care tree rules 3 care God nom care «act intransitive»: poss=agent
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