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The accelerated pace of metropolitan changes has accentuated the drive to conformity in congregations of the major denominations. | conformity | {
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The accelerated pace of metropolitan changes has accentuated the drive to conformity in congregations of the major denominations. | major | {
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The accelerated pace of metropolitan changes has accentuated the drive to conformity in congregations of the major denominations. | denominations | {
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This conformity represents a desperate attempt to stabilize a hopelessly unstable environment. | conformity | {
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This conformity represents a desperate attempt to stabilize a hopelessly unstable environment. | represents | {
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This conformity represents a desperate attempt to stabilize a hopelessly unstable environment. | desperate | {
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This conformity represents a desperate attempt to stabilize a hopelessly unstable environment. | environment | {
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More than creatures of metropolitan forces, the churches have taken the lead in counteracting the interdependence of metropolitan life, crystallizing and perpetuating the stratification of peoples, giving form to the struggle for social homogeneity in a world of heterogeneous peoples. | creatures | {
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More than creatures of metropolitan forces, the churches have taken the lead in counteracting the interdependence of metropolitan life, crystallizing and perpetuating the stratification of peoples, giving form to the struggle for social homogeneity in a world of heterogeneous peoples. | metropolitan | {
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More than creatures of metropolitan forces, the churches have taken the lead in counteracting the interdependence of metropolitan life, crystallizing and perpetuating the stratification of peoples, giving form to the struggle for social homogeneity in a world of heterogeneous peoples. | forces | {
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More than creatures of metropolitan forces, the churches have taken the lead in counteracting the interdependence of metropolitan life, crystallizing and perpetuating the stratification of peoples, giving form to the struggle for social homogeneity in a world of heterogeneous peoples. | churches | {
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More than creatures of metropolitan forces, the churches have taken the lead in counteracting the interdependence of metropolitan life, crystallizing and perpetuating the stratification of peoples, giving form to the struggle for social homogeneity in a world of heterogeneous peoples. | taken | {
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More than creatures of metropolitan forces, the churches have taken the lead in counteracting the interdependence of metropolitan life, crystallizing and perpetuating the stratification of peoples, giving form to the struggle for social homogeneity in a world of heterogeneous peoples. | lead | {
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More than creatures of metropolitan forces, the churches have taken the lead in counteracting the interdependence of metropolitan life, crystallizing and perpetuating the stratification of peoples, giving form to the struggle for social homogeneity in a world of heterogeneous peoples. | counteracting | {
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More than creatures of metropolitan forces, the churches have taken the lead in counteracting the interdependence of metropolitan life, crystallizing and perpetuating the stratification of peoples, giving form to the struggle for social homogeneity in a world of heterogeneous peoples. | interdependence | {
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More than creatures of metropolitan forces, the churches have taken the lead in counteracting the interdependence of metropolitan life, crystallizing and perpetuating the stratification of peoples, giving form to the struggle for social homogeneity in a world of heterogeneous peoples. | metropolitan | {
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More than creatures of metropolitan forces, the churches have taken the lead in counteracting the interdependence of metropolitan life, crystallizing and perpetuating the stratification of peoples, giving form to the struggle for social homogeneity in a world of heterogeneous peoples. | life | {
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More than creatures of metropolitan forces, the churches have taken the lead in counteracting the interdependence of metropolitan life, crystallizing and perpetuating the stratification of peoples, giving form to the struggle for social homogeneity in a world of heterogeneous peoples. | crystallizing | {
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More than creatures of metropolitan forces, the churches have taken the lead in counteracting the interdependence of metropolitan life, crystallizing and perpetuating the stratification of peoples, giving form to the struggle for social homogeneity in a world of heterogeneous peoples. | perpetuating | {
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More than creatures of metropolitan forces, the churches have taken the lead in counteracting the interdependence of metropolitan life, crystallizing and perpetuating the stratification of peoples, giving form to the struggle for social homogeneity in a world of heterogeneous peoples. | stratification | {
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More than creatures of metropolitan forces, the churches have taken the lead in counteracting the interdependence of metropolitan life, crystallizing and perpetuating the stratification of peoples, giving form to the struggle for social homogeneity in a world of heterogeneous peoples. | peoples | {
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More than creatures of metropolitan forces, the churches have taken the lead in counteracting the interdependence of metropolitan life, crystallizing and perpetuating the stratification of peoples, giving form to the struggle for social homogeneity in a world of heterogeneous peoples. | giving | {
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More than creatures of metropolitan forces, the churches have taken the lead in counteracting the interdependence of metropolitan life, crystallizing and perpetuating the stratification of peoples, giving form to the struggle for social homogeneity in a world of heterogeneous peoples. | form | {
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More than creatures of metropolitan forces, the churches have taken the lead in counteracting the interdependence of metropolitan life, crystallizing and perpetuating the stratification of peoples, giving form to the struggle for social homogeneity in a world of heterogeneous peoples. | struggle | {
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More than creatures of metropolitan forces, the churches have taken the lead in counteracting the interdependence of metropolitan life, crystallizing and perpetuating the stratification of peoples, giving form to the struggle for social homogeneity in a world of heterogeneous peoples. | social | {
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More than creatures of metropolitan forces, the churches have taken the lead in counteracting the interdependence of metropolitan life, crystallizing and perpetuating the stratification of peoples, giving form to the struggle for social homogeneity in a world of heterogeneous peoples. | homogeneity | {
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More than creatures of metropolitan forces, the churches have taken the lead in counteracting the interdependence of metropolitan life, crystallizing and perpetuating the stratification of peoples, giving form to the struggle for social homogeneity in a world of heterogeneous peoples. | world | {
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More than creatures of metropolitan forces, the churches have taken the lead in counteracting the interdependence of metropolitan life, crystallizing and perpetuating the stratification of peoples, giving form to the struggle for social homogeneity in a world of heterogeneous peoples. | heterogeneous | {
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Since American life is committed above all to productivity and a higher standard of economic life, the countervailing forces of residential and religious exclusiveness have fought a desperate, rearguard action against the expanding interdependence of the metropolis. | economic | {
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Since American life is committed above all to productivity and a higher standard of economic life, the countervailing forces of residential and religious exclusiveness have fought a desperate, rearguard action against the expanding interdependence of the metropolis. | action | {
"name": "action",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"something done (usually as opposed to something said)",
"the state of being active",
"a military engagement",
"a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)",
"the series of events that form a plot",
"... | [
"something done (usually as opposed to something said)"
] | [
"action%1:04:02::"
] |
Since American life is committed above all to productivity and a higher standard of economic life, the countervailing forces of residential and religious exclusiveness have fought a desperate, rearguard action against the expanding interdependence of 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::"
] |
Since American life is committed above all to productivity and a higher standard of economic life, the countervailing forces of residential and religious exclusiveness have fought a desperate, rearguard action against the expanding interdependence of 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::"
] |
Consumer communities have suffered at the hands of the productive interests. | Consumer | {
"name": "consumer",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a person who uses goods or services"
]
} | [
"a person who uses goods or services"
] | [
"consumer%1:18:00::"
] |
Consumer communities have suffered at the hands of the productive interests. | 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::"
] |
Consumer communities have suffered at the hands of the productive interests. | suffered | {
"name": "suffer",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"undergo or be subjected to",
"undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)",
"experience (emotional) pain",
"put up with something or somebody unpleasant",
"get worse",
"feel pain or be in pain",
"feel physical pain",
"feel unwell or uncomfo... | [
"get worse"
] | [
"suffer%2:30:00::"
] |
Consumer communities have suffered at the hands of the productive interests. | productive | {
"name": "productive",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"producing or capable of producing (especially abundantly)",
"having the ability to produce or originate",
"yielding positive results",
"marked by great fruitfulness"
]
} | [
"producing or capable of producing (especially abundantly)"
] | [
"productive%3:00:00::"
] |
Consumer communities have suffered at the hands of the productive interests. | interests | {
"name": "interest",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something",
"a reason for wanting something done",
"the power of attracting or holding one's attention (because it is unusual or exciting etc.)",
"a fixed charge for borrowing money; usually a p... | [
"(usually plural) a social group whose members control some field of activity and who have common aims"
] | [
"interest%1:14:00::"
] |
Negroes, Puerto Ricans, and rural newcomers are slowly making their way into the cities. | Negroes | {
"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::"
] |
Negroes, Puerto Ricans, and rural newcomers are slowly making their way into the cities. | Puerto Ricans | {
"name": "puerto_rican",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a native or resident of Puerto Rico"
]
} | [
"a native or resident of Puerto Rico"
] | [
"puerto_rican%1:18:00::"
] |
Negroes, Puerto Ricans, and rural newcomers are slowly making their way into the cities. | rural | {
"name": "rural",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"living in or characteristic of farming or country life",
"of or relating to the countryside as opposed to the city"
]
} | [
"of or relating to the countryside as opposed to the city"
] | [
"rural%3:01:01::"
] |
Negroes, Puerto Ricans, and rural newcomers are slowly making their way into the cities. | newcomers | {
"name": "newcomer",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"any new participant in some activity",
"a recent arrival"
]
} | [
"any new participant in some activity"
] | [
"newcomer%1:18:00::"
] |
Negroes, Puerto Ricans, and rural newcomers are slowly making their way into the cities. | slowly | {
"name": "slowly",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly')",
"in music"
]
} | [
"without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly')"
] | [
"slowly%4:02:02::"
] |
Negroes, Puerto Ricans, and rural newcomers are slowly making their way into the cities. | cities | {
"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::"
] |
Soon they will fight their way into the lower middle-class suburbs, and the churches will experience the same decay and rebuilding cycle which has characterized their history for a century. | Soon | {
"name": "soon",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"in the near future"
]
} | [
"in the near future"
] | [
"soon%4:02:00::"
] |
Soon they will fight their way into the lower middle-class suburbs, and the churches will experience the same decay and rebuilding cycle which has characterized their history for a century. | fight | {
"name": "fight",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war",
"the act of fighting; any contest or struggle",
"an aggressive willingness to compete",
"an intense verbal dispute",
"a boxing or wrestling match",
"be engaged in a fight; c... | [
"make a strenuous or labored effort"
] | [
"fight%2:41:00::"
] |
Soon they will fight their way into the lower middle-class suburbs, and the churches will experience the same decay and rebuilding cycle which has characterized their history for a century. | way | {
"name": "way",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"how something is done or how it happens",
"how a result is obtained or an end is achieved",
"a line leading to a place or point",
"the condition of things generally",
"a course of conduct",
"any artifact consisting of a road or path affording pas... | [
"a line leading to a place or point"
] | [
"way%1:15:00::"
] |
Soon they will fight their way into the lower middle-class suburbs, and the churches will experience the same decay and rebuilding cycle which has characterized their history for a century. | 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::"
] |
Soon they will fight their way into the lower middle-class suburbs, and the churches will experience the same decay and rebuilding cycle which has characterized their history for a century. | suburbs | {
"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::"
] |
Soon they will fight their way into the lower middle-class suburbs, and the churches will experience the same decay and rebuilding cycle which has characterized their history for a century. | churches | {
"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::"
] |
Soon they will fight their way into the lower middle-class suburbs, and the churches will experience the same decay and rebuilding cycle which has characterized their history for a century. | experience | {
"name": "experience",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"the accumulation of knowledge or skill that results from direct participation in events or activities",
"the content of direct observation or participation in an event",
"an event as apprehended",
"go or live through",
"have firsthand knowledg... | [
"go or live through"
] | [
"experience%2:39:01::"
] |
Soon they will fight their way into the lower middle-class suburbs, and the churches will experience the same decay and rebuilding cycle which has characterized their history for a century. | same | {
"name": "same",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a member of an indigenous nomadic people living in northern Scandinavia and herding reindeer",
"the language of nomadic Lapps in northern Scandinavia and the Kola Peninsula",
"same in identity",
"closely similar or comparable in kind or quality or quant... | [
"closely similar or comparable in kind or quality or quantity or degree"
] | [
"same%3:00:00::"
] |
Soon they will fight their way into the lower middle-class suburbs, and the churches will experience the same decay and rebuilding cycle which has characterized their history for a century. | decay | {
"name": "decay",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"the process of gradually becoming inferior",
"a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current",
"the organic phenomenon of rotting",
"an inferior state resulting from the process of decaying",
"the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive sub... | [
"a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current"
] | [
"decay%1:22:01::"
] |
Soon they will fight their way into the lower middle-class suburbs, and the churches will experience the same decay and rebuilding cycle which has characterized their history for a century. | rebuilding | {
"name": "rebuilding",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"building again",
"build again"
]
} | [
"building again"
] | [
"rebuilding%1:04:00::"
] |
Soon they will fight their way into the lower middle-class suburbs, and the churches will experience the same decay and rebuilding cycle which has characterized their history for a century. | cycle | {
"name": "cycle",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs",
"a series of poems or songs on the same theme",
"a periodically repeated sequence of events",
"the unit of frequency; one hertz has a periodic interval of one second",
"a single compl... | [
"a periodically repeated sequence of events"
] | [
"cycle%1:11:02::"
] |
Soon they will fight their way into the lower middle-class suburbs, and the churches will experience the same decay and rebuilding cycle which has characterized their history for a century. | characterized | {
"name": "characterize",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of",
"be characteristic of"
]
} | [
"be characteristic of"
] | [
"characterize%2:42:01::"
] |
Soon they will fight their way into the lower middle-class suburbs, and the churches will experience the same decay and rebuilding cycle which has characterized their history for a century. | history | {
"name": "history",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"the aggregate of past events",
"a record or narrative description of past events",
"the discipline that records and interprets past events involving human beings",
"the continuum of events occurring in succession leading from the past to the present ... | [
"the aggregate of past events"
] | [
"history%1:28:00::"
] |
Soon they will fight their way into the lower middle-class suburbs, and the churches will experience the same decay and rebuilding cycle which has characterized their history for a century. | century | {
"name": "century",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a period of 100 years",
"ten 10s"
]
} | [
"a period of 100 years"
] | [
"century%1:28:00::"
] |
The identification of the basic unit of religious organization - the parish or congregation - with a residential area is self defeating in a modern metropolis, for it simply means the closing of an iron trap on the outreach of the Christian fellowship and the transmutation of mission to co-optation. | identification | {
"name": "identification",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"the act of designating or identifying something",
"evidence of identity; something that identifies a person or thing",
"the condition of having the identity (of a person or object) established",
"the process of recognizing something or someone... | [
"the act of designating or identifying something"
] | [
"identification%1:04:00::"
] |
The identification of the basic unit of religious organization - the parish or congregation - with a residential area is self defeating in a modern metropolis, for it simply means the closing of an iron trap on the outreach of the Christian fellowship and the transmutation of mission to co-optation. | basic | {
"name": "basic",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a popular programming language that is relatively easy to learn; an acronym for beginner's all-purpose symbolic instruction code; no longer in general use",
"(usually plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant",
"pertaining to or constituti... | [
"pertaining to or constituting a base or basis"
] | [
"basic%3:00:00::"
] |
The identification of the basic unit of religious organization - the parish or congregation - with a residential area is self defeating in a modern metropolis, for it simply means the closing of an iron trap on the outreach of the Christian fellowship and the transmutation of mission to co-optation. | unit | {
"name": "unit",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange",
"an individual or group or structure or other entity regarded as a structural or functional constituent of a whole",
"an organization regarded as part of a larger social group",
... | [
"a single undivided natural thing occurring in the composition of something else"
] | [
"unit%1:17:00::"
] |
The identification of the basic unit of religious organization - the parish or congregation - with a residential area is self defeating in a modern metropolis, for it simply means the closing of an iron trap on the outreach of the Christian fellowship and the transmutation of mission to co-optation. | organization | {
"name": "organization",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a group of people who work together",
"an organized structure for arranging or classifying",
"the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something",
"the act of organizing a business or an... | [
"an organized structure for arranging or classifying"
] | [
"organization%1:09:00::"
] |
The identification of the basic unit of religious organization - the parish or congregation - with a residential area is self defeating in a modern metropolis, for it simply means the closing of an iron trap on the outreach of the Christian fellowship and the transmutation of mission to co-optation. | parish | {
"name": "parish",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a local church community",
"the local subdivision of a diocese committed to one pastor"
]
} | [
"a local church community"
] | [
"parish%1:14:00::"
] |
The identification of the basic unit of religious organization - the parish or congregation - with a residential area is self defeating in a modern metropolis, for it simply means the closing of an iron trap on the outreach of the Christian fellowship and the transmutation of mission to co-optation. | congregation | {
"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 identification of the basic unit of religious organization - the parish or congregation - with a residential area is self defeating in a modern metropolis, for it simply means the closing of an iron trap on the outreach of the Christian fellowship and the transmutation of mission to co-optation. | 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 identification of the basic unit of religious organization - the parish or congregation - with a residential area is self defeating in a modern metropolis, for it simply means the closing of an iron trap on the outreach of the Christian fellowship and the transmutation of mission to co-optation. | area | {
"name": "area",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)",
"a subject of study",
"a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery o... | [
"a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)"
] | [
"area%1:15:01::"
] |
The identification of the basic unit of religious organization - the parish or congregation - with a residential area is self defeating in a modern metropolis, for it simply means the closing of an iron trap on the outreach of the Christian fellowship and the transmutation of mission to co-optation. | is | {
"name": "be",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element",
"have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)",
"be identical to; be someone or something",
"occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere",
"have an ex... | [
"have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)"
] | [
"be%2:42:03::"
] |
The identification of the basic unit of religious organization - the parish or congregation - with a residential area is self defeating in a modern metropolis, for it simply means the closing of an iron trap on the outreach of the Christian fellowship and the transmutation of mission to co-optation. | self defeating | {
"name": "self-defeating",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"acting to defeat its own purpose"
]
} | [
"acting to defeat its own purpose"
] | [
"self-defeating%5:00:00:unsuccessful:00"
] |
The identification of the basic unit of religious organization - the parish or congregation - with a residential area is self defeating in a modern metropolis, for it simply means the closing of an iron trap on the outreach of the Christian fellowship and the transmutation of mission to co-optation. | modern | {
"name": "modern",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a contemporary person",
"a typeface (based on an 18th century design by Gianbattista Bodoni) distinguished by regular shape and hairline serifs and heavy downstrokes",
"belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages",
"relating to a recently devel... | [
"belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages"
] | [
"modern%3:00:00::"
] |
The identification of the basic unit of religious organization - the parish or congregation - with a residential area is self defeating in a modern metropolis, for it simply means the closing of an iron trap on the outreach of the Christian fellowship and the transmutation of mission to co-optation. | 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::"
] |
The identification of the basic unit of religious organization - the parish or congregation - with a residential area is self defeating in a modern metropolis, for it simply means the closing of an iron trap on the outreach of the Christian fellowship and the transmutation of mission to co-optation. | simply | {
"name": "simply",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"and nothing more",
"absolutely",
"absolutely; altogether; really",
"in a simple manner; without extravagance or embellishment"
]
} | [
"absolutely"
] | [
"simply%4:02:03::"
] |
The identification of the basic unit of religious organization - the parish or congregation - with a residential area is self defeating in a modern metropolis, for it simply means the closing of an iron trap on the outreach of the Christian fellowship and the transmutation of mission to co-optation. | means | {
"name": "mean",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"an average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n",
"mean or intend to express or convey",
"have as a logical consequence",
"denote or connote",
"have in mind as a purpose",
"have a specif... | [
"have as a logical consequence"
] | [
"mean%2:42:00::"
] |
The identification of the basic unit of religious organization - the parish or congregation - with a residential area is self defeating in a modern metropolis, for it simply means the closing of an iron trap on the outreach of the Christian fellowship and the transmutation of mission to co-optation. | closing | {
"name": "closing",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"the act of closing something",
"the last section of a communication",
"approaching a particular destination; a coming closer; a narrowing of a gap",
"termination of operations",
"a concluding action",
"move so that an opening or passage is ob... | [
"the act of closing something"
] | [
"closing%1:04:01::"
] |
The identification of the basic unit of religious organization - the parish or congregation - with a residential area is self defeating in a modern metropolis, for it simply means the closing of an iron trap on the outreach of the Christian fellowship and the transmutation of mission to co-optation. | iron trap | {
"name": "iron_trap",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a trap from which there is no escape"
]
} | [
"a trap from which there is no escape"
] | [
"iron_trap%1:09:00::"
] |
The identification of the basic unit of religious organization - the parish or congregation - with a residential area is self defeating in a modern metropolis, for it simply means the closing of an iron trap on the outreach of the Christian fellowship and the transmutation of mission to co-optation. | outreach | {
"name": "outreach",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"the act of reaching out"
]
} | [
"the act of reaching out"
] | [
"outreach%1:04:00::"
] |
The identification of the basic unit of religious organization - the parish or congregation - with a residential area is self defeating in a modern metropolis, for it simply means the closing of an iron trap on the outreach of the Christian fellowship and the transmutation of mission to co-optation. | Christian | {
"name": "christian",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a religious person who believes Jesus is the Christ and who is a member of a Christian denomination",
"relating to or characteristic of Christianity",
"following the teachings or manifesting the qualities or spirit of Jesus Christ"
]
} | [
"relating to or characteristic of Christianity"
] | [
"christian%3:01:00::"
] |
The identification of the basic unit of religious organization - the parish or congregation - with a residential area is self defeating in a modern metropolis, for it simply means the closing of an iron trap on the outreach of the Christian fellowship and the transmutation of mission to co-optation. | fellowship | {
"name": "fellowship",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"an association of people who share common beliefs or activities",
"the state of being with someone",
"money granted (by a university or foundation or other agency) for advanced study or research"
]
} | [
"an association of people who share common beliefs or activities"
] | [
"fellowship%1:14:00::"
] |
The identification of the basic unit of religious organization - the parish or congregation - with a residential area is self defeating in a modern metropolis, for it simply means the closing of an iron trap on the outreach of the Christian fellowship and the transmutation of mission to co-optation. | transmutation | {
"name": "transmutation",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"an act that changes the form or character or substance of something",
"a qualitative change",
"(physics) the change of one chemical element into another (as by nuclear decay or radioactive bombardment)"
]
} | [
"an act that changes the form or character or substance of something"
] | [
"transmutation%1:04:00::"
] |
The identification of the basic unit of religious organization - the parish or congregation - with a residential area is self defeating in a modern metropolis, for it simply means the closing of an iron trap on the outreach of the Christian fellowship and the transmutation of mission to co-optation. | mission | {
"name": "mission",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work",
"an operation that is assigned by a higher headquarters",
"a special assignment that is given to a person or group",
"the organized work of a religious missionary",
... | [
"the organized work of a religious missionary"
] | [
"mission%1:04:02::"
] |
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