motive
P6699
predicate
Indicates the underlying reason, intention, or driving force that explains why an entity performs or is associated with a particular action or event.
Observed surface forms (12)
- hasMotivation ×13
- hasMotiveForce ×5
- allegedMotive ×3
- associatedMotive ×3
- hasMotiveForceInPlot ×3
- motivationOfSide ×3
- teleology ×3
- associatedWithMotive ×2
- drivingMotivation ×1
- featuresMotive ×1
- isMotivatedBy ×1
- motivationOfKrikkit ×1
Sample triples (114)
| Subject | Object |
|---|---|
| 1968 Mexico City Olympics Black Power salute | protest against racial discrimination ⓘ |
| 1968 Mexico City Olympics Black Power salute | support for human rights ⓘ |
| 1968 Mexico City Olympics Black Power salute | support for the Olympic Project for Human Rights ⓘ |
| 2013 Boston Marathon bombing | Islamist extremism ⓘ |
| 2017 Manchester Arena bombing | Islamist extremism ⓘ |
| Al-Anfal campaign | Arabization of Kurdish areas ⓘ |
| Al-Anfal campaign | suppression of Kurdish resistance ⓘ |
| Assassination of Abraham Lincoln | opposition to abolition of slavery ⓘ |
| Assassination of Abraham Lincoln | support for the Confederacy ⓘ |
| Babi Yar massacre | Nazi racial policy ⓘ |
| Babi Yar massacre | antisemitism ⓘ |
| Babi Yar massacre | political repression ⓘ |
|
Beaver
surface form:
Beaver (Caltech mascot)
|
highlight engineering focus of Caltech ⓘ |
| Bedivere | duty via predicate surface "associatedWithMotive" ⓘ |
| Bedivere | honor via predicate surface "associatedWithMotive" ⓘ |
| Birmingham pub bombings | republican paramilitary campaign against British rule in Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| Bloody Sunday (1920) | disruption of British intelligence operations in Ireland ⓘ |
| Bloody Sunday (1920) | reprisal for IRA assassinations ⓘ |
| Centennial Olympic Park bombing | anti-abortion extremism ⓘ |
| Centennial Olympic Park bombing | anti-government extremism ⓘ |
| Central Legislative Assembly bombing | propaganda of the deed ⓘ |
| Central Legislative Assembly bombing | protest against repressive colonial laws ⓘ |
| Ceyx | sea voyage gone wrong via predicate surface "associatedMotive" ⓘ |
| David Caravaggio | quest for truth via predicate surface "hasMotivation" ⓘ |
|
Docklands bombing in London in 1996
surface form:
Docklands bombing
|
pressure UK government over Northern Ireland ⓘ |
|
Eleanor Lance in "The Haunting"
surface form:
Eleanor Lance
|
desire for belonging via predicate surface "associatedMotive" ⓘ |
|
Eleanor Lance in "The Haunting"
surface form:
Eleanor Lance
|
escape from oppressive past via predicate surface "associatedMotive" ⓘ |
| February 26 Incident | establish a more radical militarist regime ⓘ |
| February 26 Incident | purge government and military leadership ⓘ |
| Fifth Crusade (planning phase) | control of key routes to the Holy Land through Egypt via predicate surface "isMotivatedBy" ⓘ |
| First Crusade | aid to Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| First Crusade | reconquest of Jerusalem ⓘ |
| Garibaldi Battalion | fight against fascism in Europe ⓘ |
| George Vavasor | personal vindication via predicate surface "hasMotivation" ⓘ |
| George Vavasor | political advancement via predicate surface "hasMotivation" ⓘ |
|
Gilgul (reincarnation)
surface form:
Gilgul
|
completion of a soul’s mission via predicate surface "teleology" ⓘ |
|
Gilgul (reincarnation)
surface form:
Gilgul
|
fulfillment of mitzvot via predicate surface "teleology" GENERATED ⓘ |
|
Gilgul (reincarnation)
surface form:
Gilgul
|
repair of past spiritual failures via predicate surface "teleology" ⓘ |
|
Grand Cross
surface form:
Grand Cross of the Order of Liberty
|
services to democracy ⓘ |
|
Grand Cross
surface form:
Grand Cross of the Order of Liberty
|
services to freedom ⓘ |
| Greek Revival architecture | admiration for ancient Greek democracy via predicate surface "hasMotivation" ⓘ |
| Greek Revival architecture | association with classical ideals via predicate surface "hasMotivation" ⓘ |
| Illuminati (fictional depiction) | promotion of science over dogma ⓘ |
| Illuminati (fictional depiction) | revenge for historical persecution by the Church ⓘ |
| Iranian Embassy siege | autonomy for Khuzestan (Arabistan) ⓘ |
| Iranian Embassy siege | support for Arab Iranian separatism ⓘ |
| Irish National Liberation Army | class struggle ⓘ |
| Irish National Liberation Army | national liberation ⓘ |
| Jack Ruby | avenging the death of President John F. Kennedy via predicate surface "allegedMotive" ⓘ |
| Jack Ruby | desire to spare Jacqueline Kennedy the ordeal of a trial via predicate surface "allegedMotive" ⓘ |