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Gospel collapse: a doctrine that is believed to be of great importance; "Newton's writings were gospel for those who followed"; the four books in the New Testament (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) that tell the story of Christ's life and teachings; an unquestionable truth; "his word was gospel"; folk music consisting of a genre of a cappella music originating with Black slaves in the United States and featuring call and response; influential on the development of other genres of popular music (especially soul)

dimension collapse: the magnitude of something in a particular direction (especially length or width or height); one of three Cartesian coordinates that determine a position in space; shape or form to required dimensions; indicate the dimensions on; "These techniques permit us to dimension the human heart"

Communion collapse: the act of participating in the celebration of the Eucharist; "the governor took Communion with the rest of the congregation"; sharing thoughts and feelings; (Christianity) a group of Christians with a common religious faith who practice the same rites

Paternoster collapse: a type of lift having a chain of open compartments that move continually in a loop so that (agile) passengers can step on or off at each floor; (Roman Catholic Church) the Lord's Prayer in Latin; translates as `our father'

disability collapse: the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness; "reading disability"; "hearing impairment"

Introit collapse: a composition of vocal music that is appropriate for opening church services

footstep collapse: the act of taking a step in walking; the distance covered by a step; "he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig"

endemic collapse: a plant that is native to a certain limited area; "it is an endemic found only this island"; a disease that is constantly present to a greater or lesser degree in people of a certain class or in people living in a particular location; native to or confined to a certain region; "the islands have a number of interesting endemic species"; of or relating to a disease (or anything resembling a disease) constantly present to greater or lesser extent in a particular locality; "diseases endemic to the tropics"; "endemic malaria"; "food shortages and starvation are endemic in certain parts of the world"

spoor collapse: the trail left by a person or an animal; what the hunter follows in pursuing game; "the hounds followed the fox's spoor"

doss collapse: sleep in a convenient place; "You can crash here, though it's not very comfortable"

morbidity collapse: an abnormally gloomy or unhealthy state of mind; "his fear of being alone verges on morbidity"; the relative incidence of a particular disease

etude collapse: a short composition for a solo instrument; intended as an exercise or to demonstrate technical virtuosity

assimilation collapse: in the theories of Jean Piaget: the application of a general schema to a particular instance; a linguistic process by which a sound becomes similar to an adjacent sound; the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion; the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another; the state of being assimilated; people of different backgrounds come to see themselves as part of a larger national family

continuum collapse: a continuous nonspatial whole or extent or succession in which no part or portion is distinct of distinguishable from adjacent parts

plat collapse: a map showing planned or actual features of an area (streets and building lots etc.); make a plat of; "Plat the town"

reservation collapse: the act of keeping back or setting aside for some future occasion; something reserved in advance (as a hotel accommodation or a seat on a plane etc.); a statement that limits or restricts some claim; "he recommended her without any reservations"; the written record or promise of an arrangement by which accommodations are secured in advance; a district that is reserved for particular purpose

breadth collapse: the capacity to understand a broad range of topics; "a teacher must have a breadth of knowledge of the subject"; "a man distinguished by the largeness and scope of his views"

expanse collapse: a wide and open space or area as of surface or land or sky

circular collapse: an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution; "he mailed the circular to all subscribers"; marked by or moving in a circle

housing collapse: structures collectively in which people are housed; a protective cover designed to contain or support a mechanical component

sickness collapse: defectiveness or unsoundness; "drugs have become a sickness they cannot cure"; "a great sickness of his judgment"

outer space collapse: any location outside the Earth's atmosphere; "the astronauts walked in outer space without a tether"

allergy collapse: hypersensitivity reaction to a particular allergen; symptoms can vary greatly in intensity

Mass collapse: (Roman Catholic Church and Protestant Churches) the celebration of the Eucharist; the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field; a sequence of prayers constituting the Christian Eucharistic rite; "the priest said Mass"; a musical setting for a Mass; "they played a Mass composed by Beethoven"; an ill-structured collection of similar things (objects or people); a body of matter without definite shape; "a huge ice mass"; join together into a mass or collect or form a mass; "Crowds were massing outside the palace"

paragraph collapse: one of several distinct subdivisions of a text intended to separate ideas; the beginning is usually marked by a new indented line; write paragraphs; work as a paragrapher; write about in a paragraph; "All her friends were paragraphed in last Monday's paper"; divide into paragraphs, as of text; "This story is well paragraphed"

region collapse: the extended spatial location of something; "the farming regions of France"; "religions in all parts of the world"; "regions of outer space"; a large indefinite location on the surface of the Earth; "penguins inhabit the polar regions"; the approximate amount of something (usually used prepositionally as in `in the region of'); "it was going to take in the region of two or three months to finish the job"; "the price is in the neighborhood of $100"

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