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The fact that metropolitan churches of the major denominations have moved approximately every generation for the last hundred years becomes somewhat more intelligible in the light of this struggle to maintain economic balance.
years
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[ "a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days" ]
[ "year%1:28:01::" ]
The fact that metropolitan churches of the major denominations have moved approximately every generation for the last hundred years becomes somewhat more intelligible in the light of this struggle to maintain economic balance.
becomes
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[ "enter or assume a certain state or condition" ]
[ "become%2:30:00::" ]
The fact that metropolitan churches of the major denominations have moved approximately every generation for the last hundred years becomes somewhat more intelligible in the light of this struggle to maintain economic balance.
somewhat
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[ "to a small degree or extent" ]
[ "somewhat%4:02:01::" ]
The fact that metropolitan churches of the major denominations have moved approximately every generation for the last hundred years becomes somewhat more intelligible in the light of this struggle to maintain economic balance.
more
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[ "used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs" ]
[ "more%4:02:00::" ]
The fact that metropolitan churches of the major denominations have moved approximately every generation for the last hundred years becomes somewhat more intelligible in the light of this struggle to maintain economic balance.
intelligible
{ "name": "intelligible", "sense_definitions_list": [ "capable of being apprehended or understood", "well articulated or enunciated, and loud enough to be heard distinctly" ] }
[ "capable of being apprehended or understood" ]
[ "intelligible%5:00:00:comprehensible:00" ]
The fact that metropolitan churches of the major denominations have moved approximately every generation for the last hundred years becomes somewhat more intelligible in the light of this struggle to maintain economic balance.
light
{ "name": "light", "sense_definitions_list": [ "(physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation", "any device serving as a source of illumination", "a particular perspective or aspect of a situation", "the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light", "an illu...
[ "a particular perspective or aspect of a situation" ]
[ "light%1:09:01::" ]
The fact that metropolitan churches of the major denominations have moved approximately every generation for the last hundred years becomes somewhat more intelligible in the light of this struggle to maintain economic balance.
struggle
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[ "an energetic attempt to achieve something" ]
[ "struggle%1:04:01::" ]
The fact that metropolitan churches of the major denominations have moved approximately every generation for the last hundred years becomes somewhat more intelligible in the light of this struggle to maintain economic balance.
maintain
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[ "keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction" ]
[ "maintain%2:40:00::" ]
The fact that metropolitan churches of the major denominations have moved approximately every generation for the last hundred years becomes somewhat more intelligible in the light of this struggle to maintain economic balance.
economic
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[ "of or relating to an economy, the system of production and management of material wealth" ]
[ "economic%3:01:01::" ]
The fact that metropolitan churches of the major denominations have moved approximately every generation for the last hundred years becomes somewhat more intelligible in the light of this struggle to maintain economic balance.
balance
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[ "a state of equilibrium" ]
[ "balance%1:26:00::" ]
The expense of this type of organization in religious life, when one recalls the number of city churches which deteriorated beyond repair before being abandoned, raises fundamental questions about the principle of Protestant survival in a mobile society ; nonetheless, the prevalence of economic integration in congregat...
expense
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[ "amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)" ]
[ "expense%1:21:00::" ]
The expense of this type of organization in religious life, when one recalls the number of city churches which deteriorated beyond repair before being abandoned, raises fundamental questions about the principle of Protestant survival in a mobile society ; nonetheless, the prevalence of economic integration in congregat...
type
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[ "a subdivision of a particular kind of thing" ]
[ "type%1:09:00::" ]
The expense of this type of organization in religious life, when one recalls the number of city churches which deteriorated beyond repair before being abandoned, raises fundamental questions about the principle of Protestant survival in a mobile society ; nonetheless, the prevalence of economic integration in congregat...
organization
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[ "an organized structure for arranging or classifying" ]
[ "organization%1:09:00::" ]
The expense of this type of organization in religious life, when one recalls the number of city churches which deteriorated beyond repair before being abandoned, raises fundamental questions about the principle of Protestant survival in a mobile society ; nonetheless, the prevalence of economic integration in congregat...
life
{ "name": "life", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a characteristic state or mode of living", "the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities", "the course of existence of an individual; the actions and events that occur in living", "the condition of living or the state of bein...
[ "a characteristic state or mode of living" ]
[ "life%1:26:01::" ]
The expense of this type of organization in religious life, when one recalls the number of city churches which deteriorated beyond repair before being abandoned, raises fundamental questions about the principle of Protestant survival in a mobile society ; nonetheless, the prevalence of economic integration in congregat...
recalls
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[ "recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection" ]
[ "recall%2:31:00::" ]
The expense of this type of organization in religious life, when one recalls the number of city churches which deteriorated beyond repair before being abandoned, raises fundamental questions about the principle of Protestant survival in a mobile society ; nonetheless, the prevalence of economic integration in congregat...
number
{ "name": "number", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals", "a concept of quantity involving zero and units", "a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program", "the number is used in calling a particular ...
[ "a concept of quantity involving zero and units" ]
[ "number%1:23:00::" ]
The expense of this type of organization in religious life, when one recalls the number of city churches which deteriorated beyond repair before being abandoned, raises fundamental questions about the principle of Protestant survival in a mobile society ; nonetheless, the prevalence of economic integration in congregat...
city
{ "name": "city", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts", "an incorporated administrative district established by state charter", "people living in a large densely populated municipality" ] }
[ "a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts" ]
[ "city%1:15:00::" ]
The expense of this type of organization in religious life, when one recalls the number of city churches which deteriorated beyond repair before being abandoned, raises fundamental questions about the principle of Protestant survival in a mobile society ; nonetheless, the prevalence of economic integration in congregat...
churches
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[ "a place for public (especially Christian) worship" ]
[ "church%1:06:00::" ]
The expense of this type of organization in religious life, when one recalls the number of city churches which deteriorated beyond repair before being abandoned, raises fundamental questions about the principle of Protestant survival in a mobile society ; nonetheless, the prevalence of economic integration in congregat...
deteriorated
{ "name": "deteriorate", "sense_definitions_list": [ "become worse or disintegrate", "grow worse" ] }
[ "become worse or disintegrate" ]
[ "deteriorate%2:30:00::" ]
The expense of this type of organization in religious life, when one recalls the number of city churches which deteriorated beyond repair before being abandoned, raises fundamental questions about the principle of Protestant survival in a mobile society ; nonetheless, the prevalence of economic integration in congregat...
repair
{ "name": "repair", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the act of putting something in working order again", "a formal way of referring to the condition of something", "a frequently visited place", "restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken", "make amends for; pay compensa...
[ "the act of putting something in working order again" ]
[ "repair%1:04:00::" ]
The expense of this type of organization in religious life, when one recalls the number of city churches which deteriorated beyond repair before being abandoned, raises fundamental questions about the principle of Protestant survival in a mobile society ; nonetheless, the prevalence of economic integration in congregat...
abandoned
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[ "leave behind empty; move out of" ]
[ "abandon%2:38:00::" ]
The expense of this type of organization in religious life, when one recalls the number of city churches which deteriorated beyond repair before being abandoned, raises fundamental questions about the principle of Protestant survival in a mobile society ; nonetheless, the prevalence of economic integration in congregat...
raises
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[ "cause to be heard or known; express or utter" ]
[ "raise%2:32:00::" ]
The expense of this type of organization in religious life, when one recalls the number of city churches which deteriorated beyond repair before being abandoned, raises fundamental questions about the principle of Protestant survival in a mobile society ; nonetheless, the prevalence of economic integration in congregat...
fundamental
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[ "serving as an essential component" ]
[ "fundamental%5:00:00:important:00" ]
The expense of this type of organization in religious life, when one recalls the number of city churches which deteriorated beyond repair before being abandoned, raises fundamental questions about the principle of Protestant survival in a mobile society ; nonetheless, the prevalence of economic integration in congregat...
questions
{ "name": "question", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an instance of questioning", "the subject matter at issue", "a sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply", "uncertainty about the truth or factuality or existence of something", "a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for d...
[ "the subject matter at issue" ]
[ "question%1:10:01::" ]
The expense of this type of organization in religious life, when one recalls the number of city churches which deteriorated beyond repair before being abandoned, raises fundamental questions about the principle of Protestant survival in a mobile society ; nonetheless, the prevalence of economic integration in congregat...
principle
{ "name": "principle", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct", "a rule or standard especially of good behavior", "a basic truth or law or assumption", "a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the...
[ "a basic truth or law or assumption" ]
[ "principle%1:09:00::" ]
The expense of this type of organization in religious life, when one recalls the number of city churches which deteriorated beyond repair before being abandoned, raises fundamental questions about the principle of Protestant survival in a mobile society ; nonetheless, the prevalence of economic integration in congregat...
Protestant
{ "name": "protestant", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an adherent of Protestantism", "the Protestant churches and denominations collectively", "of or relating to Protestants or Protestantism", "protesting" ] }
[ "of or relating to Protestants or Protestantism" ]
[ "protestant%3:01:00::" ]
The expense of this type of organization in religious life, when one recalls the number of city churches which deteriorated beyond repair before being abandoned, raises fundamental questions about the principle of Protestant survival in a mobile society ; nonetheless, the prevalence of economic integration in congregat...
survival
{ "name": "survival", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a state of surviving; remaining alive", "a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment", "something that survives" ] }
[ "a state of surviving; remaining alive" ]
[ "survival%1:26:00::" ]
The expense of this type of organization in religious life, when one recalls the number of city churches which deteriorated beyond repair before being abandoned, raises fundamental questions about the principle of Protestant survival in a mobile society ; nonetheless, the prevalence of economic integration in congregat...
mobile
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[ "migratory" ]
[ "mobile%5:00:00:unsettled:01" ]
The expense of this type of organization in religious life, when one recalls the number of city churches which deteriorated beyond repair before being abandoned, raises fundamental questions about the principle of Protestant survival in a mobile society ; nonetheless, the prevalence of economic integration in congregat...
society
{ "name": "society", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization", "a formal association of people with similar interests", "the state of being with someone", "the fashionable elite" ] }
[ "an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization" ]
[ "society%1:14:00::" ]
The expense of this type of organization in religious life, when one recalls the number of city churches which deteriorated beyond repair before being abandoned, raises fundamental questions about the principle of Protestant survival in a mobile society ; nonetheless, the prevalence of economic integration in congregat...
nonetheless
{ "name": "nonetheless", "sense_definitions_list": [ "despite anything to the contrary (usually following a concession)" ] }
[ "despite anything to the contrary (usually following a concession)" ]
[ "nonetheless%4:02:00::" ]
The expense of this type of organization in religious life, when one recalls the number of city churches which deteriorated beyond repair before being abandoned, raises fundamental questions about the principle of Protestant survival in a mobile society ; nonetheless, the prevalence of economic integration in congregat...
prevalence
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[ "the quality of prevailing generally; being widespread" ]
[ "prevalence%1:07:00::" ]
The expense of this type of organization in religious life, when one recalls the number of city churches which deteriorated beyond repair before being abandoned, raises fundamental questions about the principle of Protestant survival in a mobile society ; nonetheless, the prevalence of economic integration in congregat...
economic
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[ "of or relating to an economy, the system of production and management of material wealth" ]
[ "economic%3:01:01::" ]
The expense of this type of organization in religious life, when one recalls the number of city churches which deteriorated beyond repair before being abandoned, raises fundamental questions about the principle of Protestant survival in a mobile society ; nonetheless, the prevalence of economic integration in congregat...
integration
{ "name": "integration", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the action of incorporating a racial or religious group into a community", "the act of combining into an integral whole", "an operation used in the calculus whereby the integral of a function is determined" ] }
[ "the action of incorporating a racial or religious group into a community" ]
[ "integration%1:04:00::" ]
The expense of this type of organization in religious life, when one recalls the number of city churches which deteriorated beyond repair before being abandoned, raises fundamental questions about the principle of Protestant survival in a mobile society ; nonetheless, the prevalence of economic integration in congregat...
congregations
{ "name": "congregation", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church", "an assemblage of people or animals or things collected together", "the act of congregating" ] }
[ "a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church" ]
[ "congregation%1:14:00::" ]
The expense of this type of organization in religious life, when one recalls the number of city churches which deteriorated beyond repair before being abandoned, raises fundamental questions about the principle of Protestant survival in a mobile society ; nonetheless, the prevalence of economic integration in congregat...
illumines
{ "name": "illumine", "sense_definitions_list": [ "make lighter or brighter" ] }
[ "make lighter or brighter" ]
[ "illumine%2:30:00::" ]
The expense of this type of organization in religious life, when one recalls the number of city churches which deteriorated beyond repair before being abandoned, raises fundamental questions about the principle of Protestant survival in a mobile society ; nonetheless, the prevalence of economic integration in congregat...
nature
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[ "the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized" ]
[ "nature%1:07:02::" ]
The expense of this type of organization in religious life, when one recalls the number of city churches which deteriorated beyond repair before being abandoned, raises fundamental questions about the principle of Protestant survival in a mobile society ; nonetheless, the prevalence of economic integration in congregat...
Protestant
{ "name": "protestant", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an adherent of Protestantism", "the Protestant churches and denominations collectively", "of or relating to Protestants or Protestantism", "protesting" ] }
[ "of or relating to Protestants or Protestantism" ]
[ "protestant%3:01:00::" ]
The expense of this type of organization in religious life, when one recalls the number of city churches which deteriorated beyond repair before being abandoned, raises fundamental questions about the principle of Protestant survival in a mobile society ; nonetheless, the prevalence of economic integration in congregat...
development
{ "name": "development", "sense_definitions_list": [ "act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining", "a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage)", "(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purel...
[ "a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage)" ]
[ "development%1:22:02::" ]
It was observed in the introductory chapter that metropolitan life had split into two trends - expanding interdependence on an impersonal basis and growing exclusiveness in local communal groupings.
observed
{ "name": "observe", "sense_definitions_list": [ "discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of", "make mention of", "observe with care or pay close attention to", "watch attentively", "show respect towards", "behave as expected during of holidays or rites", "follow with the ...
[ "make mention of" ]
[ "observe%2:32:00::" ]
It was observed in the introductory chapter that metropolitan life had split into two trends - expanding interdependence on an impersonal basis and growing exclusiveness in local communal groupings.
introductory
{ "name": "introductory", "sense_definitions_list": [ "serving to open or begin", "serving as a base or starting point", "serving as an introduction or preface" ] }
[ "serving to open or begin" ]
[ "introductory%5:00:00:opening:00" ]
It was observed in the introductory chapter that metropolitan life had split into two trends - expanding interdependence on an impersonal basis and growing exclusiveness in local communal groupings.
chapter
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[ "a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled" ]
[ "chapter%1:10:00::" ]
It was observed in the introductory chapter that metropolitan life had split into two trends - expanding interdependence on an impersonal basis and growing exclusiveness in local communal groupings.
metropolitan
{ "name": "metropolitan", "sense_definitions_list": [ "in the Eastern Orthodox Church this title is given to a position between bishop and patriarch; equivalent to archbishop in western Christianity", "a person who lives in a metropolis", "relating to or characteristic of a metropolis" ] }
[ "relating to or characteristic of a metropolis" ]
[ "metropolitan%3:01:00::" ]
It was observed in the introductory chapter that metropolitan life had split into two trends - expanding interdependence on an impersonal basis and growing exclusiveness in local communal groupings.
life
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[ "a characteristic state or mode of living" ]
[ "life%1:26:01::" ]
It was observed in the introductory chapter that metropolitan life had split into two trends - expanding interdependence on an impersonal basis and growing exclusiveness in local communal groupings.
split
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[ "discontinue an association or relation; go different ways" ]
[ "split%2:41:00::" ]
It was observed in the introductory chapter that metropolitan life had split into two trends - expanding interdependence on an impersonal basis and growing exclusiveness in local communal groupings.
two
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[ "being one more than one" ]
[ "two%5:00:00:cardinal:00" ]
It was observed in the introductory chapter that metropolitan life had split into two trends - expanding interdependence on an impersonal basis and growing exclusiveness in local communal groupings.
trends
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[ "a general direction in which something tends to move" ]
[ "trend%1:15:02::" ]
It was observed in the introductory chapter that metropolitan life had split into two trends - expanding interdependence on an impersonal basis and growing exclusiveness in local communal groupings.
interdependence
{ "name": "interdependence", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a reciprocal relation between interdependent entities (objects or individuals or groups)" ] }
[ "a reciprocal relation between interdependent entities (objects or individuals or groups)" ]
[ "interdependence%1:24:00::" ]
It was observed in the introductory chapter that metropolitan life had split into two trends - expanding interdependence on an impersonal basis and growing exclusiveness in local communal groupings.
impersonal
{ "name": "impersonal", "sense_definitions_list": [ "not relating to or responsive to individual persons", "having no personal preference" ] }
[ "not relating to or responsive to individual persons" ]
[ "impersonal%3:00:00::" ]
It was observed in the introductory chapter that metropolitan life had split into two trends - expanding interdependence on an impersonal basis and growing exclusiveness in local communal groupings.
basis
{ "name": "basis", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a relation that provides the foundation for something", "the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained", "the most important or necessary part of something" ] }
[ "a relation that provides the foundation for something" ]
[ "basis%1:24:00::" ]
It was observed in the introductory chapter that metropolitan life had split into two trends - expanding interdependence on an impersonal basis and growing exclusiveness in local communal groupings.
exclusiveness
{ "name": "exclusiveness", "sense_definitions_list": [ "tendency to associate with only a select group" ] }
[ "tendency to associate with only a select group" ]
[ "exclusiveness%1:07:00::" ]
It was observed in the introductory chapter that metropolitan life had split into two trends - expanding interdependence on an impersonal basis and growing exclusiveness in local communal groupings.
communal
{ "name": "communal", "sense_definitions_list": [ "for or by a group rather than individuals; - Paul Roche", "relating to a small administrative district or community" ] }
[ "for or by a group rather than individuals; - Paul Roche" ]
[ "communal%5:00:00:common:02" ]
It was observed in the introductory chapter that metropolitan life had split into two trends - expanding interdependence on an impersonal basis and growing exclusiveness in local communal groupings.
groupings
{ "name": "grouping", "sense_definitions_list": [ "any number of entities (members) considered as a unit", "the activity of putting things together in groups", "a system for classifying things into groups", "arrange into a group or groups", "form a group or group together" ] }
[ "any number of entities (members) considered as a unit" ]
[ "grouping%1:03:00::" ]
These trends seem to be working at cross-purposes in the metropolis.
trends
{ "name": "trend", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a general direction in which something tends to move", "general line of orientation", "a general tendency to change (as of opinion)", "the popular taste at a given time", "turn sharply; change direction abruptly" ] }
[ "a general direction in which something tends to move" ]
[ "trend%1:15:02::" ]
These trends seem to be working at cross-purposes in the metropolis.
seem
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[ "give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect" ]
[ "seem%2:39:00::" ]
These trends seem to be working at cross-purposes in the metropolis.
cross-purposes
{ "name": "cross-purpose", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a contrary aim" ] }
[ "a contrary aim" ]
[ "cross-purpose%1:09:00::" ]
These trends seem to be working at cross-purposes in the metropolis.
metropolis
{ "name": "metropolis", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts", "people living in a large densely populated municipality" ] }
[ "a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts" ]
[ "metropolis%1:15:00::" ]
Residential associations struggle to insulate themselves against intrusions.
Residential
{ "name": "residential", "sense_definitions_list": [ "used or designed for residence or limited to residences", "of or relating to or connected with residence" ] }
[ "used or designed for residence or limited to residences" ]
[ "residential%3:00:00::" ]
Residential associations struggle to insulate themselves against intrusions.
associations
{ "name": "association", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a formal organization of people or groups of people", "the act of consorting with or joining with others", "the state of being connected together as in memory or imagination", "the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagina...
[ "a formal organization of people or groups of people" ]
[ "association%1:14:00::" ]
Residential associations struggle to insulate themselves against intrusions.
struggle
{ "name": "struggle", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an energetic attempt to achieve something", "an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals); --Thomas Paine", "strenuous effort", "make a strenuous or labored effort", "to exert strenuous effort against opposition", "climb awkwar...
[ "make a strenuous or labored effort" ]
[ "struggle%2:41:00::" ]
Residential associations struggle to insulate themselves against intrusions.
insulate
{ "name": "insulate", "sense_definitions_list": [ "protect from heat, cold, or noise by surrounding with insulating material", "place or set apart" ] }
[ "place or set apart" ]
[ "insulate%2:30:00::" ]
Residential associations struggle to insulate themselves against intrusions.
intrusions
{ "name": "intrusion", "sense_definitions_list": [ "any entry into an area not previously occupied", "entrance by force or without permission or welcome", "the forcing of molten rock into fissures or between strata of an earlier rock formation", "rock produced by an intrusive process", "entry to...
[ "any entry into an area not previously occupied" ]
[ "intrusion%1:11:00::" ]
The motifs of impersonal interdependence and insulation of residential communities have polarized ; the schism between central city and suburb, Negro and White, blue collar and white collar can be viewed as symptomatic of this deeper polarization of trends in the metropolis.
motifs
{ "name": "motif", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a design or figure that consists of recurring shapes or colors, as in architecture or decoration", "a theme that is repeated or elaborated in a piece of music", "a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary or artistic work" ] }
[ "a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary or artistic work" ]
[ "motif%1:09:00::" ]
The motifs of impersonal interdependence and insulation of residential communities have polarized ; the schism between central city and suburb, Negro and White, blue collar and white collar can be viewed as symptomatic of this deeper polarization of trends in the metropolis.
impersonal
{ "name": "impersonal", "sense_definitions_list": [ "not relating to or responsive to individual persons", "having no personal preference" ] }
[ "not relating to or responsive to individual persons" ]
[ "impersonal%3:00:00::" ]
The motifs of impersonal interdependence and insulation of residential communities have polarized ; the schism between central city and suburb, Negro and White, blue collar and white collar can be viewed as symptomatic of this deeper polarization of trends in the metropolis.
interdependence
{ "name": "interdependence", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a reciprocal relation between interdependent entities (objects or individuals or groups)" ] }
[ "a reciprocal relation between interdependent entities (objects or individuals or groups)" ]
[ "interdependence%1:24:00::" ]
The motifs of impersonal interdependence and insulation of residential communities have polarized ; the schism between central city and suburb, Negro and White, blue collar and white collar can be viewed as symptomatic of this deeper polarization of trends in the metropolis.
insulation
{ "name": "insulation", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the state of being isolated or detached", "a material that reduces or prevents the transmission of heat or sound or electricity", "the act of protecting something by surrounding it with material that reduces or prevents the transmission of sound or he...
[ "the state of being isolated or detached" ]
[ "insulation%1:26:00::" ]
The motifs of impersonal interdependence and insulation of residential communities have polarized ; the schism between central city and suburb, Negro and White, blue collar and white collar can be viewed as symptomatic of this deeper polarization of trends in the metropolis.
residential
{ "name": "residential", "sense_definitions_list": [ "used or designed for residence or limited to residences", "of or relating to or connected with residence" ] }
[ "used or designed for residence or limited to residences" ]
[ "residential%3:00:00::" ]
The motifs of impersonal interdependence and insulation of residential communities have polarized ; the schism between central city and suburb, Negro and White, blue collar and white collar can be viewed as symptomatic of this deeper polarization of trends in the metropolis.
communities
{ "name": "community", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a group of people living in a particular local area", "common ownership", "a group of nations having common interests", "agreement as to goals", "a district where people live; occupied primarily by private residences", "(ecology) a group of...
[ "a group of people living in a particular local area" ]
[ "community%1:14:00::" ]
The motifs of impersonal interdependence and insulation of residential communities have polarized ; the schism between central city and suburb, Negro and White, blue collar and white collar can be viewed as symptomatic of this deeper polarization of trends in the metropolis.
polarized
{ "name": "polarize", "sense_definitions_list": [ "cause to vibrate in a definite pattern", "cause to concentrate about two conflicting or contrasting positions", "become polarized in a conflict or contrasting situation" ] }
[ "become polarized in a conflict or contrasting situation" ]
[ "polarize%2:30:00::" ]
The motifs of impersonal interdependence and insulation of residential communities have polarized ; the schism between central city and suburb, Negro and White, blue collar and white collar can be viewed as symptomatic of this deeper polarization of trends in the metropolis.
schism
{ "name": "schism", "sense_definitions_list": [ "division of a group into opposing factions", "the formal separation of a church into two churches or the withdrawal of one group over doctrinal differences" ] }
[ "division of a group into opposing factions" ]
[ "schism%1:04:00::" ]
The motifs of impersonal interdependence and insulation of residential communities have polarized ; the schism between central city and suburb, Negro and White, blue collar and white collar can be viewed as symptomatic of this deeper polarization of trends in the metropolis.
central city
{ "name": "central_city", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the central part of a city" ] }
[ "the central part of a city" ]
[ "central_city%1:15:00::" ]
The motifs of impersonal interdependence and insulation of residential communities have polarized ; the schism between central city and suburb, Negro and White, blue collar and white collar can be viewed as symptomatic of this deeper polarization of trends in the metropolis.
suburb
{ "name": "suburb", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a residential district located on the outskirts of a city" ] }
[ "a residential district located on the outskirts of a city" ]
[ "suburb%1:15:00::" ]
The motifs of impersonal interdependence and insulation of residential communities have polarized ; the schism between central city and suburb, Negro and White, blue collar and white collar can be viewed as symptomatic of this deeper polarization of trends in the metropolis.
Negro
{ "name": "negro", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a person with dark skin who comes from Africa (or whose ancestors came from Africa)", "relating to or characteristic of or being a member of the traditional racial division of mankind having brown to black pigmentation and tightly curled hair" ] }
[ "a person with dark skin who comes from Africa (or whose ancestors came from Africa)" ]
[ "negro%1:18:00::" ]
The motifs of impersonal interdependence and insulation of residential communities have polarized ; the schism between central city and suburb, Negro and White, blue collar and white collar can be viewed as symptomatic of this deeper polarization of trends in the metropolis.
White
{ "name": "white", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a member of the Caucasoid race", "the quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black)", "United States jurist appointed chief justice of the United States Supreme Court in 1910 by President Taft; note...
[ "a member of the Caucasoid race" ]
[ "white%1:18:00::" ]
The motifs of impersonal interdependence and insulation of residential communities have polarized ; the schism between central city and suburb, Negro and White, blue collar and white collar can be viewed as symptomatic of this deeper polarization of trends in the metropolis.
blue collar
{ "name": "blue-collar", "sense_definitions_list": [ "of or designating manual industrial work or workers", "of those who work for wages especially manual or industrial laborers; - G.B.Shaw" ] }
[ "of or designating manual industrial work or workers" ]
[ "blue-collar%3:00:00::" ]
The motifs of impersonal interdependence and insulation of residential communities have polarized ; the schism between central city and suburb, Negro and White, blue collar and white collar can be viewed as symptomatic of this deeper polarization of trends in the metropolis.
white collar
{ "name": "white-collar", "sense_definitions_list": [ "of or designating salaried professional or clerical work or workers" ] }
[ "of or designating salaried professional or clerical work or workers" ]
[ "white-collar%3:00:00::" ]
The motifs of impersonal interdependence and insulation of residential communities have polarized ; the schism between central city and suburb, Negro and White, blue collar and white collar can be viewed as symptomatic of this deeper polarization of trends in the metropolis.
viewed as
{ "name": "view_as", "sense_definitions_list": [ "keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view" ] }
[ "keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view" ]
[ "view_as%2:31:00::" ]
The motifs of impersonal interdependence and insulation of residential communities have polarized ; the schism between central city and suburb, Negro and White, blue collar and white collar can be viewed as symptomatic of this deeper polarization of trends in the metropolis.
deeper
{ "name": "deep", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the central and most intense or profound part", "a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor", "literary term for an ocean", "relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply", "marked by depth of thinking", "having great spatial extension o...
[ "marked by depth of thinking" ]
[ "deep%5:00:00:profound:00" ]
The motifs of impersonal interdependence and insulation of residential communities have polarized ; the schism between central city and suburb, Negro and White, blue collar and white collar can be viewed as symptomatic of this deeper polarization of trends in the metropolis.
polarization
{ "name": "polarization", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the phenomenon in which waves of light or other radiation are restricted in direction of vibration", "the condition of having or giving polarity" ] }
[ "the condition of having or giving polarity" ]
[ "polarization%1:26:00::" ]
The motifs of impersonal interdependence and insulation of residential communities have polarized ; the schism between central city and suburb, Negro and White, blue collar and white collar can be viewed as symptomatic of this deeper polarization of trends in the metropolis.
trends
{ "name": "trend", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a general direction in which something tends to move", "general line of orientation", "a general tendency to change (as of opinion)", "the popular taste at a given time", "turn sharply; change direction abruptly" ] }
[ "a general direction in which something tends to move" ]
[ "trend%1:15:02::" ]
The motifs of impersonal interdependence and insulation of residential communities have polarized ; the schism between central city and suburb, Negro and White, blue collar and white collar can be viewed as symptomatic of this deeper polarization of trends in the metropolis.
metropolis
{ "name": "metropolis", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts", "people living in a large densely populated municipality" ] }
[ "a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts" ]
[ "metropolis%1:15:00::" ]
It now becomes evident that the denominational church is intimately involved with the economy of middle-class culture, for it serves to crystallize the social class identity of middle-class residential groupings.
now
{ "name": "now", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the momentary present", "in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events", "in these times; - Nancy Mitford", "used to preface a command or reproof or request", "at the present moment", "without delay or hesit...
[ "in these times; - Nancy Mitford" ]
[ "now%4:02:00::" ]
It now becomes evident that the denominational church is intimately involved with the economy of middle-class culture, for it serves to crystallize the social class identity of middle-class residential groupings.
becomes
{ "name": "become", "sense_definitions_list": [ "enter or assume a certain state or condition", "undergo a change or development", "come into existence", "enhance the appearance of" ] }
[ "enter or assume a certain state or condition" ]
[ "become%2:30:00::" ]
It now becomes evident that the denominational church is intimately involved with the economy of middle-class culture, for it serves to crystallize the social class identity of middle-class residential groupings.
evident
{ "name": "evident", "sense_definitions_list": [ "clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment", "capable of being seen or noticed" ] }
[ "clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment" ]
[ "evident%5:00:00:obvious:00" ]
It now becomes evident that the denominational church is intimately involved with the economy of middle-class culture, for it serves to crystallize the social class identity of middle-class residential groupings.
denominational
{ "name": "denominational", "sense_definitions_list": [ "relating to or characteristic of a particular religious denomination", "relating to the face value of a banknote, coin, or stamp", "adhering or confined to a particular sect or denomination" ] }
[ "relating to or characteristic of a particular religious denomination" ]
[ "denominational%3:01:00::" ]
It now becomes evident that the denominational church is intimately involved with the economy of middle-class culture, for it serves to crystallize the social class identity of middle-class residential groupings.
church
{ "name": "church", "sense_definitions_list": [ "one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship", "a place for public (especially Christian) worship", "a service conducted in a house of worship", "the body of people who attend or belong to a particular local church",...
[ "one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship" ]
[ "church%1:14:00::" ]
It now becomes evident that the denominational church is intimately involved with the economy of middle-class culture, for it serves to crystallize the social class identity of middle-class residential groupings.
intimately
{ "name": "intimately", "sense_definitions_list": [ "in a close manner", "with great or especially intimate knowledge" ] }
[ "in a close manner" ]
[ "intimately%4:02:00::" ]
It now becomes evident that the denominational church is intimately involved with the economy of middle-class culture, for it serves to crystallize the social class identity of middle-class residential groupings.
economy
{ "name": "economy", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the system of production and distribution and consumption", "the efficient use of resources", "frugality in the expenditure of money or resources", "an act of economizing; reduction in cost" ] }
[ "the system of production and distribution and consumption" ]
[ "economy%1:14:00::" ]
It now becomes evident that the denominational church is intimately involved with the economy of middle-class culture, for it serves to crystallize the social class identity of middle-class residential groupings.
middle-class
{ "name": "middle-class", "sense_definitions_list": [ "occupying a socioeconomic position intermediate between those of the lower classes and the wealthy" ] }
[ "occupying a socioeconomic position intermediate between those of the lower classes and the wealthy" ]
[ "middle-class%3:00:00::" ]
It now becomes evident that the denominational church is intimately involved with the economy of middle-class culture, for it serves to crystallize the social class identity of middle-class residential groupings.
culture
{ "name": "culture", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a particular society at a particular time and place", "the tastes in art and manners that are favored by a social group", "all the knowledge and values shared by a society", "(biology) the growing of microorganisms in a nutrient medium (such as gelat...
[ "the tastes in art and manners that are favored by a social group" ]
[ "culture%1:09:00::" ]
It now becomes evident that the denominational church is intimately involved with the economy of middle-class culture, for it serves to crystallize the social class identity of middle-class residential groupings.
serves
{ "name": "serve", "sense_definitions_list": [ "(sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play", "serve a purpose, role, or function", "do duty or hold offices; serve in a specific function", "contribute or conduce to", "be used by; as of a utility", "help to some food; help with food or drink...
[ "contribute or conduce to" ]
[ "serve%2:42:01::" ]
It now becomes evident that the denominational church is intimately involved with the economy of middle-class culture, for it serves to crystallize the social class identity of middle-class residential groupings.
crystallize
{ "name": "crystallize", "sense_definitions_list": [ "cause to take on a definite and clear shape", "make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear", "cause to form crystals or assume crystalline form", "assume crystalline form; become crystallized" ] }
[ "cause to take on a definite and clear shape" ]
[ "crystallize%2:30:02::" ]
It now becomes evident that the denominational church is intimately involved with the economy of middle-class culture, for it serves to crystallize the social class identity of middle-class residential groupings.
social class
{ "name": "social_class", "sense_definitions_list": [ "people having the same social, economic, or educational status" ] }
[ "people having the same social, economic, or educational status" ]
[ "social_class%1:14:00::" ]
It now becomes evident that the denominational church is intimately involved with the economy of middle-class culture, for it serves to crystallize the social class identity of middle-class residential groupings.
identity
{ "name": "identity", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the distinct personality of an individual regarded as a persisting entity", "the individual characteristics by which a thing or person is recognized or known", "an operator that leaves unchanged the element on which it operates", "exact sameness" ...
[ "the distinct personality of an individual regarded as a persisting entity" ]
[ "identity%1:07:00::" ]
It now becomes evident that the denominational church is intimately involved with the economy of middle-class culture, for it serves to crystallize the social class identity of middle-class residential groupings.
middle-class
{ "name": "middle-class", "sense_definitions_list": [ "occupying a socioeconomic position intermediate between those of the lower classes and the wealthy" ] }
[ "occupying a socioeconomic position intermediate between those of the lower classes and the wealthy" ]
[ "middle-class%3:00:00::" ]
It now becomes evident that the denominational church is intimately involved with the economy of middle-class culture, for it serves to crystallize the social class identity of middle-class residential groupings.
residential
{ "name": "residential", "sense_definitions_list": [ "used or designed for residence or limited to residences", "of or relating to or connected with residence" ] }
[ "used or designed for residence or limited to residences" ]
[ "residential%3:00:00::" ]
It now becomes evident that the denominational church is intimately involved with the economy of middle-class culture, for it serves to crystallize the social class identity of middle-class residential groupings.
groupings
{ "name": "grouping", "sense_definitions_list": [ "any number of entities (members) considered as a unit", "the activity of putting things together in groups", "a system for classifying things into groups", "arrange into a group or groups", "form a group or group together" ] }
[ "any number of entities (members) considered as a unit" ]
[ "grouping%1:03:00::" ]
The accelerated pace of metropolitan changes has accentuated the drive to conformity in congregations of the major denominations.
pace
{ "name": "pace", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the rate of moving (especially walking or running)", "the distance covered by a step", "the relative speed of progress or change", "a step in walking or running", "the rate of some repeating event", "a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as ...
[ "the relative speed of progress or change" ]
[ "pace%1:07:01::" ]
The accelerated pace of metropolitan changes has accentuated the drive to conformity in congregations of the major denominations.
metropolitan
{ "name": "metropolitan", "sense_definitions_list": [ "in the Eastern Orthodox Church this title is given to a position between bishop and patriarch; equivalent to archbishop in western Christianity", "a person who lives in a metropolis", "relating to or characteristic of a metropolis" ] }
[ "relating to or characteristic of a metropolis" ]
[ "metropolitan%3:01:00::" ]
The accelerated pace of metropolitan changes has accentuated the drive to conformity in congregations of the major denominations.
changes
{ "name": "change", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another", "a relational difference between states; especially between states before and after some event", "the action of changing something", "the result of alteration or modificat...
[ "an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another" ]
[ "change%1:11:00::" ]
The accelerated pace of metropolitan changes has accentuated the drive to conformity in congregations of the major denominations.
accentuated
{ "name": "accentuate", "sense_definitions_list": [ "to stress, single out as important", "put stress on; utter with an accent" ] }
[ "to stress, single out as important" ]
[ "accentuate%2:32:00::" ]