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The recommendation of the Department - as well as the decision of the appeal board - was based entirely on the local board file, not on an FBI report.
appeal
{ "name": "appeal", "sense_definitions_list": [ "earnest or urgent request", "attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates", "(law) a legal proceeding in which the appellant resorts to a higher court for the purpose of obtaining a review of a lower court decision and a reversal of the lower co...
[ "(law) a legal proceeding in which the appellant resorts to a higher court for the purpose of obtaining a review of a lower court decision and a reversal of the lower court's judgment or the granting of a new trial" ]
[ "appeal%1:04:00::" ]
The recommendation of the Department - as well as the decision of the appeal board - was based entirely on the local board file, not on an FBI report.
board
{ "name": "board", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a committee having supervisory powers", "a stout length of sawn timber; made in a wide variety of sizes and used for many purposes", "a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose", "food or meals in general", "a vertical surface on which...
[ "a committee having supervisory powers" ]
[ "board%1:14:00::" ]
The recommendation of the Department - as well as the decision of the appeal board - was based entirely on the local board file, not on an FBI report.
based
{ "name": "base", "sense_definitions_list": [ "installation from which a military force initiates operations", "lowest support of a structure", "a place that the runner must touch before scoring", "the bottom or lowest part", "(anatomy) the part of an organ nearest its point of attachment", ...
[ "use as a basis for; found on" ]
[ "base%2:31:00::" ]
The recommendation of the Department - as well as the decision of the appeal board - was based entirely on the local board file, not on an FBI report.
entirely
{ "name": "entirely", "sense_definitions_list": [ "to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly')", "without any others being included or involved" ] }
[ "without any others being included or involved" ]
[ "entirely%4:02:02::" ]
The recommendation of the Department - as well as the decision of the appeal board - was based entirely on the local board file, not on an FBI report.
board
{ "name": "board", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a committee having supervisory powers", "a stout length of sawn timber; made in a wide variety of sizes and used for many purposes", "a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose", "food or meals in general", "a vertical surface on which...
[ "a committee having supervisory powers" ]
[ "board%1:14:00::" ]
The recommendation of the Department - as well as the decision of the appeal board - was based entirely on the local board file, not on an FBI report.
file
{ "name": "file", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a set of related records (either written or electronic) kept together", "a line of persons or things ranged one behind the other", "office furniture consisting of a container for keeping papers in order", "a steel hand tool with small sharp teeth on som...
[ "a set of related records (either written or electronic) kept together" ]
[ "file%1:10:00::" ]
The recommendation of the Department - as well as the decision of the appeal board - was based entirely on the local board file, not on an FBI report.
not
{ "name": "not", "sense_definitions_list": [ "negation of a word or group of words" ] }
[ "negation of a word or group of words" ]
[ "not%4:02:00::" ]
The recommendation of the Department - as well as the decision of the appeal board - was based entirely on the local board file, not on an FBI report.
FBI
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[ "any number of entities (members) considered as a unit" ]
[ "group%1:03:00::" ]
The recommendation of the Department - as well as the decision of the appeal board - was based entirely on the local board file, not on an FBI report.
report
{ "name": "report", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a written document describing the findings of some individual or group", "the act of informing by verbal report", "a short account of the news", "a sharp explosive sound (especially the sound of a gun firing)", "a written evaluation of a student's...
[ "a written document describing the findings of some individual or group" ]
[ "report%1:10:03::" ]
In general, religious interest seems to exist in all parts of the metropolis ; congregational membership, however, is another thing.
In general
{ "name": "in_general", "sense_definitions_list": [ "without distinction of one from others" ] }
[ "without distinction of one from others" ]
[ "in_general%4:02:00::" ]
In general, religious interest seems to exist in all parts of the metropolis ; congregational membership, however, is another thing.
interest
{ "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...
[ "a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something" ]
[ "interest%1:09:00::" ]
In general, religious interest seems to exist in all parts of the metropolis ; congregational membership, however, is another thing.
seems
{ "name": "seem", "sense_definitions_list": [ "give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect", "seem to be true, probable, or apparent", "appear to exist", "appear to one's own mind or opinion" ] }
[ "give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect" ]
[ "seem%2:39:00::" ]
In general, religious interest seems to exist in all parts of the metropolis ; congregational membership, however, is another thing.
exist
{ "name": "exist", "sense_definitions_list": [ "have an existence, be extant", "support oneself" ] }
[ "have an existence, be extant" ]
[ "exist%2:42:00::" ]
In general, religious interest seems to exist in all parts of the metropolis ; congregational membership, however, is another thing.
all
{ "name": "all", "sense_definitions_list": [ "quantifier; used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class", "completely given to or absorbed by", "to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly')" ...
[ "quantifier; used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class" ]
[ "all%3:00:00::" ]
In general, religious interest seems to exist in all parts of the metropolis ; congregational membership, however, is another thing.
parts
{ "name": "part", "sense_definitions_list": [ "something determined in relation to something that includes it", "something less than the whole of a human artifact", "a portion of a natural object", "that which concerns a person with regard to a particular role or situation", "the extended spatia...
[ "the extended spatial location of something" ]
[ "part%1:15:00::" ]
In general, religious interest seems to exist in all parts of the metropolis ; congregational membership, however, is another thing.
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::" ]
In general, religious interest seems to exist in all parts of the metropolis ; congregational membership, however, is another thing.
congregational
{ "name": "congregational", "sense_definitions_list": [ "relating to or conducted or participated in by a congregation", "of or pertaining to or characteristic of a Congregational church" ] }
[ "relating to or conducted or participated in by a congregation" ]
[ "congregational%3:01:00::" ]
In general, religious interest seems to exist in all parts of the metropolis ; congregational membership, however, is another thing.
membership
{ "name": "membership", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the body of members of an organization or group", "the state of being a member" ] }
[ "the body of members of an organization or group" ]
[ "membership%1:14:00::" ]
In general, religious interest seems to exist in all parts of the metropolis ; congregational membership, however, is another thing.
however
{ "name": "however", "sense_definitions_list": [ "despite anything to the contrary (usually following a concession)", "by contrast; on the other hand", "to whatever degree or extent", "in whatever way or manner" ] }
[ "by contrast; on the other hand" ]
[ "however%4:02:04::" ]
In general, religious interest seems to exist in all parts of the metropolis ; congregational membership, however, is another thing.
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::" ]
In general, religious interest seems to exist in all parts of the metropolis ; congregational membership, however, is another thing.
another
{ "name": "another", "sense_definitions_list": [ "any of various alternatives; some other" ] }
[ "any of various alternatives; some other" ]
[ "another%5:00:00:other:00" ]
In general, religious interest seems to exist in all parts of the metropolis ; congregational membership, however, is another thing.
thing
{ "name": "thing", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a special situation", "an action", "a special abstraction", "an artifact", "an event", "a vaguely specified concern", "a statement regarded as an object", "an entity that is not named specifically", "any attribute or quality conside...
[ "a vaguely specified concern" ]
[ "thing%1:09:02::" ]
A congregation survives only if it can sustain a socially homogeneous membership ; that is, when it can preserve economic integration.
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::" ]
A congregation survives only if it can sustain a socially homogeneous membership ; that is, when it can preserve economic integration.
survives
{ "name": "survive", "sense_definitions_list": [ "continue to live through hardship or adversity", "continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.)", "support oneself", "live longer than" ] }
[ "continue to live through hardship or adversity" ]
[ "survive%2:42:01::" ]
A congregation survives only if it can sustain a socially homogeneous membership ; that is, when it can preserve economic integration.
only
{ "name": "only", "sense_definitions_list": [ "being the only one; single and isolated from others", "exclusive of anyone or anything else", "and nothing more", "without any others being included or involved", "with nevertheless the final result", "in the final outcome", "except that", ...
[ "with nevertheless the final result" ]
[ "only%4:02:00::" ]
A congregation survives only if it can sustain a socially homogeneous membership ; that is, when it can preserve economic integration.
sustain
{ "name": "sustain", "sense_definitions_list": [ "lengthen or extend in duration or space", "undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)", "provide with nourishment", "supply with necessities and support", "be the physical support of; carry the weight of", "admit as valid", "establish or stre...
[ "lengthen or extend in duration or space" ]
[ "sustain%2:42:01::" ]
A congregation survives only if it can sustain a socially homogeneous membership ; that is, when it can preserve economic integration.
socially
{ "name": "socially", "sense_definitions_list": [ "by or with respect to society", "in a social manner" ] }
[ "by or with respect to society" ]
[ "socially%4:02:00::" ]
A congregation survives only if it can sustain a socially homogeneous membership ; that is, when it can preserve economic integration.
homogeneous
{ "name": "homogeneous", "sense_definitions_list": [ "all of the same or similar kind or nature" ] }
[ "all of the same or similar kind or nature" ]
[ "homogeneous%3:00:00::" ]
A congregation survives only if it can sustain a socially homogeneous membership ; that is, when it can preserve economic integration.
membership
{ "name": "membership", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the body of members of an organization or group", "the state of being a member" ] }
[ "the body of members of an organization or group" ]
[ "membership%1:14:00::" ]
A congregation survives only if it can sustain a socially homogeneous membership ; that is, when it can preserve economic integration.
preserve
{ "name": "preserve", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a domain that seems to be specially reserved for someone", "a reservation where animals are protected", "fruit preserved by cooking with sugar", "keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last", "keep in safety and protect from...
[ "keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last" ]
[ "preserve%2:42:00::" ]
A congregation survives only if it can sustain a socially homogeneous membership ; that is, when it can preserve economic integration.
economic
{ "name": "economic", "sense_definitions_list": [ "of or relating to an economy, the system of production and management of material wealth", "of or relating to the science of economics", "using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness", "concerned with worldly necessities of lif...
[ "of or relating to an economy, the system of production and management of material wealth" ]
[ "economic%3:01:01::" ]
A congregation survives only if it can sustain a socially homogeneous membership ; that is, when it can preserve economic integration.
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::" ]
Religious faith can be considered a necessary condition of membership in a congregation, since the decision to join a worshiping group requires some motive force, but faith is not a sufficient condition for joining ; the presence of other members of similar social and economic level is the sufficient condition.
faith
{ "name": "faith", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny", "complete confidence in a person or plan etc", "an institution to express belief in a divine power", "loyalty or allegiance to a cause or a person" ] }
[ "a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny" ]
[ "faith%1:09:00::" ]
Religious faith can be considered a necessary condition of membership in a congregation, since the decision to join a worshiping group requires some motive force, but faith is not a sufficient condition for joining ; the presence of other members of similar social and economic level is the sufficient condition.
considered
{ "name": "consider", "sense_definitions_list": [ "deem to be", "give careful consideration to", "take into consideration for exemplifying purposes", "show consideration for; take into account", "think about carefully; weigh", "judge or regard; look upon; judge", "look at attentively", ...
[ "deem to be" ]
[ "consider%2:31:00::" ]
Religious faith can be considered a necessary condition of membership in a congregation, since the decision to join a worshiping group requires some motive force, but faith is not a sufficient condition for joining ; the presence of other members of similar social and economic level is the sufficient condition.
necessary
{ "name": "necessary", "sense_definitions_list": [ "anything indispensable", "absolutely essential", "unavoidably determined by prior circumstances" ] }
[ "absolutely essential" ]
[ "necessary%3:00:00::" ]
Religious faith can be considered a necessary condition of membership in a congregation, since the decision to join a worshiping group requires some motive force, but faith is not a sufficient condition for joining ; the presence of other members of similar social and economic level is the sufficient condition.
condition
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[ "an assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else" ]
[ "condition%1:10:01::" ]
Religious faith can be considered a necessary condition of membership in a congregation, since the decision to join a worshiping group requires some motive force, but faith is not a sufficient condition for joining ; the presence of other members of similar social and economic level is the sufficient condition.
membership
{ "name": "membership", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the body of members of an organization or group", "the state of being a member" ] }
[ "the body of members of an organization or group" ]
[ "membership%1:14:00::" ]
Religious faith can be considered a necessary condition of membership in a congregation, since the decision to join a worshiping group requires some motive force, but faith is not a sufficient condition for joining ; the presence of other members of similar social and economic level is the sufficient condition.
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::" ]
Religious faith can be considered a necessary condition of membership in a congregation, since the decision to join a worshiping group requires some motive force, but faith is not a sufficient condition for joining ; the presence of other members of similar social and economic level is the sufficient condition.
decision
{ "name": "decision", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the act of making up your mind about something", "a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration", "(boxing) a victory won on points when no knockout has occurred", "the outcome of a game or contest", "the trait of resoluteness as...
[ "the act of making up your mind about something" ]
[ "decision%1:04:00::" ]
Religious faith can be considered a necessary condition of membership in a congregation, since the decision to join a worshiping group requires some motive force, but faith is not a sufficient condition for joining ; the presence of other members of similar social and economic level is the sufficient condition.
join
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[ "become part of; become a member of a group or organization" ]
[ "join%2:41:00::" ]
Religious faith can be considered a necessary condition of membership in a congregation, since the decision to join a worshiping group requires some motive force, but faith is not a sufficient condition for joining ; the presence of other members of similar social and economic level is the sufficient condition.
group
{ "name": "group", "sense_definitions_list": [ "any number of entities (members) considered as a unit", "(chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule", "a set that is closed, associative, has an identity element and every element has an inverse", "arra...
[ "any number of entities (members) considered as a unit" ]
[ "group%1:03:00::" ]
Religious faith can be considered a necessary condition of membership in a congregation, since the decision to join a worshiping group requires some motive force, but faith is not a sufficient condition for joining ; the presence of other members of similar social and economic level is the sufficient condition.
requires
{ "name": "require", "sense_definitions_list": [ "require as useful, just, or proper", "consider obligatory; request and expect", "make someone do something", "have need of" ] }
[ "require as useful, just, or proper" ]
[ "require%2:42:00::" ]
Religious faith can be considered a necessary condition of membership in a congregation, since the decision to join a worshiping group requires some motive force, but faith is not a sufficient condition for joining ; the presence of other members of similar social and economic level is the sufficient condition.
motive
{ "name": "motive", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior", "a theme that is repeated or elaborated in a piece of music", "a design or figure that cons...
[ "causing or able to cause motion" ]
[ "motive%5:00:00:causative:00" ]
Religious faith can be considered a necessary condition of membership in a congregation, since the decision to join a worshiping group requires some motive force, but faith is not a sufficient condition for joining ; the presence of other members of similar social and economic level is the sufficient condition.
force
{ "name": "force", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a powerful effect or influence", "(physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity", "physical energy or intensity", "group of people willing to obey orders", "a unit that is part of some military service", "an act of aggre...
[ "a powerful effect or influence" ]
[ "force%1:07:01::" ]
Religious faith can be considered a necessary condition of membership in a congregation, since the decision to join a worshiping group requires some motive force, but faith is not a sufficient condition for joining ; the presence of other members of similar social and economic level is the sufficient condition.
faith
{ "name": "faith", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny", "complete confidence in a person or plan etc", "an institution to express belief in a divine power", "loyalty or allegiance to a cause or a person" ] }
[ "a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny" ]
[ "faith%1:09:00::" ]
Religious faith can be considered a necessary condition of membership in a congregation, since the decision to join a worshiping group requires some motive force, but faith is not a sufficient condition for joining ; the presence of other members of similar social and economic level is the sufficient condition.
is
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[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]
[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
Religious faith can be considered a necessary condition of membership in a congregation, since the decision to join a worshiping group requires some motive force, but faith is not a sufficient condition for joining ; the presence of other members of similar social and economic level is the sufficient condition.
not
{ "name": "not", "sense_definitions_list": [ "negation of a word or group of words" ] }
[ "negation of a word or group of words" ]
[ "not%4:02:00::" ]
Religious faith can be considered a necessary condition of membership in a congregation, since the decision to join a worshiping group requires some motive force, but faith is not a sufficient condition for joining ; the presence of other members of similar social and economic level is the sufficient condition.
sufficient
{ "name": "sufficient", "sense_definitions_list": [ "of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but without being abundant" ] }
[ "of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but without being abundant" ]
[ "sufficient%3:00:00::" ]
Religious faith can be considered a necessary condition of membership in a congregation, since the decision to join a worshiping group requires some motive force, but faith is not a sufficient condition for joining ; the presence of other members of similar social and economic level is the sufficient condition.
condition
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[ "an assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else" ]
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Religious faith can be considered a necessary condition of membership in a congregation, since the decision to join a worshiping group requires some motive force, but faith is not a sufficient condition for joining ; the presence of other members of similar social and economic level is the sufficient condition.
joining
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[ "become part of; become a member of a group or organization" ]
[ "join%2:41:00::" ]
Religious faith can be considered a necessary condition of membership in a congregation, since the decision to join a worshiping group requires some motive force, but faith is not a sufficient condition for joining ; the presence of other members of similar social and economic level is the sufficient condition.
presence
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[ "the state of being present; current existence" ]
[ "presence%1:26:00::" ]
Religious faith can be considered a necessary condition of membership in a congregation, since the decision to join a worshiping group requires some motive force, but faith is not a sufficient condition for joining ; the presence of other members of similar social and economic level is the sufficient condition.
other
{ "name": "other", "sense_definitions_list": [ "not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied; - the White Queen", "recently past", "belonging to the distant past", "very unusual; different in character or quality from the normal or expected; - Lance Morrow" ] }
[ "not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied; - the White Queen" ]
[ "other%3:00:00::" ]
Religious faith can be considered a necessary condition of membership in a congregation, since the decision to join a worshiping group requires some motive force, but faith is not a sufficient condition for joining ; the presence of other members of similar social and economic level is the sufficient condition.
members
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[ "one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)" ]
[ "member%1:18:00::" ]
Religious faith can be considered a necessary condition of membership in a congregation, since the decision to join a worshiping group requires some motive force, but faith is not a sufficient condition for joining ; the presence of other members of similar social and economic level is the sufficient condition.
similar
{ "name": "similar", "sense_definitions_list": [ "marked by correspondence or resemblance", "having the same or similar characteristics", "resembling or similar; having the same or some of the same characteristics; often used in combination", "(of words) expressing closely related meanings", "ca...
[ "having the same or similar characteristics" ]
[ "similar%3:00:04::" ]
Religious faith can be considered a necessary condition of membership in a congregation, since the decision to join a worshiping group requires some motive force, but faith is not a sufficient condition for joining ; the presence of other members of similar social and economic level is the sufficient condition.
social
{ "name": "social", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a party of people assembled to promote sociability and communal activity", "relating to human society and its members", "living together or enjoying life in communities or organized groups", "relating to or belonging to or characteristic of high socie...
[ "relating to human society and its members" ]
[ "social%3:01:00::" ]
Religious faith can be considered a necessary condition of membership in a congregation, since the decision to join a worshiping group requires some motive force, but faith is not a sufficient condition for joining ; the presence of other members of similar social and economic level is the sufficient condition.
economic
{ "name": "economic", "sense_definitions_list": [ "of or relating to an economy, the system of production and management of material wealth", "of or relating to the science of economics", "using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness", "concerned with worldly necessities of lif...
[ "of or relating to an economy, the system of production and management of material wealth" ]
[ "economic%3:01:01::" ]
Religious faith can be considered a necessary condition of membership in a congregation, since the decision to join a worshiping group requires some motive force, but faith is not a sufficient condition for joining ; the presence of other members of similar social and economic level is the sufficient condition.
level
{ "name": "level", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality", "a relative position or degree of value in a graded group", "a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process", "height above ground", "indicator that est...
[ "a relative position or degree of value in a graded group" ]
[ "level%1:26:01::" ]
Religious faith can be considered a necessary condition of membership in a congregation, since the decision to join a worshiping group requires some motive force, but faith is not a sufficient condition for joining ; the presence of other members of similar social and economic level is the sufficient condition.
is
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[ "be identical to; be someone or something" ]
[ "be%2:42:06::" ]
Religious faith can be considered a necessary condition of membership in a congregation, since the decision to join a worshiping group requires some motive force, but faith is not a sufficient condition for joining ; the presence of other members of similar social and economic level is the sufficient condition.
sufficient
{ "name": "sufficient", "sense_definitions_list": [ "of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but without being abundant" ] }
[ "of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but without being abundant" ]
[ "sufficient%3:00:00::" ]
Religious faith can be considered a necessary condition of membership in a congregation, since the decision to join a worshiping group requires some motive force, but faith is not a sufficient condition for joining ; the presence of other members of similar social and economic level is the sufficient condition.
condition
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[ "an assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else" ]
[ "condition%1:10:01::" ]
The breakdown of social homogeneity in inner city areas and the spread of inner city blight account for the decline of central city churches.
breakdown
{ "name": "breakdown", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue", "a mental or physical breakdown", "a cessation of normal operation", "an analysis into mutually exclusive categories" ] }
[ "the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue" ]
[ "breakdown%1:04:02::" ]
The breakdown of social homogeneity in inner city areas and the spread of inner city blight account for the decline of central city churches.
social
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[ "relating to human society and its members" ]
[ "social%3:01:00::" ]
The breakdown of social homogeneity in inner city areas and the spread of inner city blight account for the decline of central city churches.
homogeneity
{ "name": "homogeneity", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the quality of being similar or comparable in kind or nature", "the quality of being of uniform throughout in composition or structure" ] }
[ "the quality of being similar or comparable in kind or nature" ]
[ "homogeneity%1:07:00::" ]
The breakdown of social homogeneity in inner city areas and the spread of inner city blight account for the decline of central city churches.
inner city
{ "name": "inner_city", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the older and more populated and (usually) poorer central section of a city" ] }
[ "the older and more populated and (usually) poorer central section of a city" ]
[ "inner_city%1:15:00::" ]
The breakdown of social homogeneity in inner city areas and the spread of inner city blight account for the decline of central city churches.
areas
{ "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 breakdown of social homogeneity in inner city areas and the spread of inner city blight account for the decline of central city churches.
spread
{ "name": "spread", "sense_definitions_list": [ "process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space", "a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures", "farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)", ...
[ "process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space" ]
[ "spread%1:11:00::" ]
The breakdown of social homogeneity in inner city areas and the spread of inner city blight account for the decline of central city churches.
inner city
{ "name": "inner_city", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the older and more populated and (usually) poorer central section of a city" ] }
[ "the older and more populated and (usually) poorer central section of a city" ]
[ "inner_city%1:15:00::" ]
The breakdown of social homogeneity in inner city areas and the spread of inner city blight account for the decline of central city churches.
blight
{ "name": "blight", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a state or condition being blighted", "any plant disease resulting in withering without rotting", "cause to suffer a blight" ] }
[ "a state or condition being blighted" ]
[ "blight%1:26:00::" ]
The breakdown of social homogeneity in inner city areas and the spread of inner city blight account for the decline of central city churches.
account for
{ "name": "account_for", "sense_definitions_list": [ "be the reason or explanation for", "give reasons for" ] }
[ "be the reason or explanation for" ]
[ "account_for%2:42:00::" ]
The breakdown of social homogeneity in inner city areas and the spread of inner city blight account for the decline of central city churches.
decline
{ "name": "decline", "sense_definitions_list": [ "change toward something smaller or lower", "a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state", "a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current", "a downward slope or bend", "grow worse", "refuse to a...
[ "change toward something smaller or lower" ]
[ "decline%1:22:02::" ]
The breakdown of social homogeneity in inner city areas and the spread of inner city blight account for the decline of central city churches.
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 breakdown of social homogeneity in inner city areas and the spread of inner city blight account for the decline of central city churches.
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::" ]
Central cities reveal two adverse features for the major denominations :
Central cities
{ "name": "central_city", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the central part of a city" ] }
[ "the central part of a city" ]
[ "central_city%1:15:00::" ]
Central cities reveal two adverse features for the major denominations :
two
{ "name": "two", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number", "one of the four playing cards in a deck that have two spots", "being one more than one" ] }
[ "being one more than one" ]
[ "two%5:00:00:cardinal:00" ]
Central cities reveal two adverse features for the major denominations :
adverse
{ "name": "adverse", "sense_definitions_list": [ "contrary to your interests or welfare", "in an opposing direction" ] }
[ "contrary to your interests or welfare" ]
[ "adverse%5:00:00:unfavorable:02" ]
Central cities reveal two adverse features for the major denominations :
features
{ "name": "feature", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a prominent attribute or aspect of something", "the characteristic parts of a person's face: eyes and nose and mouth and chin", "the principal (full-length) film in a program at a movie theater", "a special or prominent article in a newspaper or maga...
[ "a prominent attribute or aspect of something" ]
[ "feature%1:09:00::" ]
Central cities reveal two adverse features for the major denominations :
major
{ "name": "major", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines; below lieutenant colonel and above captain", "British statesman who was prime minister from 1990 until 1997 (born in 1943)", "a university student who is studying a particul...
[ "greater in number or size or amount" ]
[ "major%3:00:01::" ]
Central cities reveal two adverse features for the major denominations :
denominations
{ "name": "denomination", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a group of religious congregations having its own organization and a distinctive faith", "a class of one kind of unit in a system of numbers or measures or weights or money", "identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and cla...
[ "a group of religious congregations having its own organization and a distinctive faith" ]
[ "denomination%1:14:00::" ]
( 1 ) central cities tend to be areas of residence for lower social classes ; ( 2 ) central cities tend to be more heterogeneous in social composition.
central cities
{ "name": "central_city", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the central part of a city" ] }
[ "the central part of a city" ]
[ "central_city%1:15:00::" ]
( 1 ) central cities tend to be areas of residence for lower social classes ; ( 2 ) central cities tend to be more heterogeneous in social composition.
tend
{ "name": "tend", "sense_definitions_list": [ "have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined", "have care of or look after", "manage or run" ] }
[ "have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined" ]
[ "tend%2:42:01::" ]
( 1 ) central cities tend to be areas of residence for lower social classes ; ( 2 ) central cities tend to be more heterogeneous in social composition.
be
{ "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...
[ "be identical to; be someone or something" ]
[ "be%2:42:06::" ]
( 1 ) central cities tend to be areas of residence for lower social classes ; ( 2 ) central cities tend to be more heterogeneous in social composition.
areas
{ "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::" ]
( 1 ) central cities tend to be areas of residence for lower social classes ; ( 2 ) central cities tend to be more heterogeneous in social composition.
residence
{ "name": "residence", "sense_definitions_list": [ "any address at which you dwell more than temporarily", "the official house or establishment of an important person (as a sovereign or president)", "the act of dwelling in a place", "a large and imposing house" ] }
[ "any address at which you dwell more than temporarily" ]
[ "residence%1:15:00::" ]
( 1 ) central cities tend to be areas of residence for lower social classes ; ( 2 ) central cities tend to be more heterogeneous in social composition.
social classes
{ "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::" ]
( 1 ) central cities tend to be areas of residence for lower social classes ; ( 2 ) central cities tend to be more heterogeneous in social composition.
central cities
{ "name": "central_city", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the central part of a city" ] }
[ "the central part of a city" ]
[ "central_city%1:15:00::" ]
( 1 ) central cities tend to be areas of residence for lower social classes ; ( 2 ) central cities tend to be more heterogeneous in social composition.
tend
{ "name": "tend", "sense_definitions_list": [ "have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined", "have care of or look after", "manage or run" ] }
[ "have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined" ]
[ "tend%2:42:01::" ]
( 1 ) central cities tend to be areas of residence for lower social classes ; ( 2 ) central cities tend to be more heterogeneous in social composition.
be
{ "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::" ]
( 1 ) central cities tend to be areas of residence for lower social classes ; ( 2 ) central cities tend to be more heterogeneous in social composition.
more
{ "name": "more", "sense_definitions_list": [ "English statesman who opposed Henry VIII's divorce from Catherine of Aragon and was imprisoned and beheaded; recalled for his concept of Utopia, the ideal state", "(comparative of `much' used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or ex...
[ "used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs" ]
[ "more%4:02:00::" ]
( 1 ) central cities tend to be areas of residence for lower social classes ; ( 2 ) central cities tend to be more heterogeneous in social composition.
heterogeneous
{ "name": "heterogeneous", "sense_definitions_list": [ "consisting of elements that are not of the same kind or nature", "originating outside the body" ] }
[ "consisting of elements that are not of the same kind or nature" ]
[ "heterogeneous%3:00:00::" ]
( 1 ) central cities tend to be areas of residence for lower social classes ; ( 2 ) central cities tend to be more heterogeneous in social composition.
social
{ "name": "social", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a party of people assembled to promote sociability and communal activity", "relating to human society and its members", "living together or enjoying life in communities or organized groups", "relating to or belonging to or characteristic of high socie...
[ "relating to human society and its members" ]
[ "social%3:01:00::" ]
( 1 ) central cities tend to be areas of residence for lower social classes ; ( 2 ) central cities tend to be more heterogeneous in social composition.
composition
{ "name": "composition", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to the whole", "the way in which someone or something is composed", "a mixture of ingredients", "a musical work that has been created", "musical creati...
[ "the way in which someone or something is composed" ]
[ "composition%1:07:01::" ]
The central city areas, in other words, exhibit the two characteristics which violate the life principle of congregations of the major denominations : they have too few middle-class people ; they mix middle-class people with lower-class residents.
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 central city areas, in other words, exhibit the two characteristics which violate the life principle of congregations of the major denominations : they have too few middle-class people ; they mix middle-class people with lower-class residents.
areas
{ "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 central city areas, in other words, exhibit the two characteristics which violate the life principle of congregations of the major denominations : they have too few middle-class people ; they mix middle-class people with lower-class residents.
in other words
{ "name": "in_other_words", "sense_definitions_list": [ "otherwise stated" ] }
[ "otherwise stated" ]
[ "in_other_words%4:02:00::" ]
The central city areas, in other words, exhibit the two characteristics which violate the life principle of congregations of the major denominations : they have too few middle-class people ; they mix middle-class people with lower-class residents.
exhibit
{ "name": "exhibit", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an object or statement produced before a court of law and referred to while giving evidence", "something shown to the public", "show an attribute, property, knowledge, or skill", "to show, make visible or apparent", "give an exhibition of to an i...
[ "show an attribute, property, knowledge, or skill" ]
[ "exhibit%2:42:00::" ]
The central city areas, in other words, exhibit the two characteristics which violate the life principle of congregations of the major denominations : they have too few middle-class people ; they mix middle-class people with lower-class residents.
two
{ "name": "two", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number", "one of the four playing cards in a deck that have two spots", "being one more than one" ] }
[ "being one more than one" ]
[ "two%5:00:00:cardinal:00" ]
The central city areas, in other words, exhibit the two characteristics which violate the life principle of congregations of the major denominations : they have too few middle-class people ; they mix middle-class people with lower-class residents.
characteristics
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[ "a prominent attribute or aspect of something" ]
[ "characteristic%1:09:00::" ]
The central city areas, in other words, exhibit the two characteristics which violate the life principle of congregations of the major denominations : they have too few middle-class people ; they mix middle-class people with lower-class residents.
violate
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[ "fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns" ]
[ "violate%2:42:00::" ]
The central city areas, in other words, exhibit the two characteristics which violate the life principle of congregations of the major denominations : they have too few middle-class people ; they mix middle-class people with lower-class residents.
life principle
{ "name": "life_principle", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a hypothetical force to which the functions and qualities peculiar to living things are sometimes ascribed" ] }
[ "a hypothetical force to which the functions and qualities peculiar to living things are sometimes ascribed" ]
[ "life_principle%1:18:00::" ]
The central city areas, in other words, exhibit the two characteristics which violate the life principle of congregations of the major denominations : they have too few middle-class people ; they mix middle-class people with lower-class residents.
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::" ]