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commune collapse: a body of people or families living together and sharing everything; the smallest administrative district of several European countries; communicate intimately with; be in a state of heightened, intimate receptivity; "He seemed to commune with nature"; receive Communion, in the Catholic church

father collapse: God when considered as the first person in the Trinity; "hear our prayers, Heavenly Father"; a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father); "his father was born in Atlanta"; `Father' is a term of address for priests in some churches (especially the Roman Catholic Church or the Orthodox Catholic Church); `Padre' is frequently used in the military; a person who holds an important or distinguished position in some organization; "the tennis fathers ruled in her favor"; "the city fathers endorsed the proposal"

monolith collapse: a single great stone (often in the form of a column or obelisk)

barbican collapse: a tower that is part of a defensive structure (such as a castle)

machine collapse: any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks; a device for overcoming resistance at one point by applying force at some other point; a group that controls the activities of a political party; "he was endorsed by the Democratic machine"; an intricate organization that accomplishes its goals efficiently; "the war machine"; an efficient person; "the boxer was a magnificent fighting machine"; make by machinery; "The Americans were machining while others still hand-made cars"; turn, shape, mold, or otherwise finish by machinery

backbone collapse: the part of a network that connects other networks together; "the backbone is the part of a communication network that carries the heaviest traffic"; fortitude and determination; "he didn't have the guts to try it"

dolmen collapse: a prehistoric megalithic tomb typically having two large upright stones and a capstone

institute collapse: an association organized to promote art or science or education; advance or set forth in court; "bring charges", "institute proceedings"

shrine collapse: a place of worship hallowed by association with some sacred thing or person

dome collapse: a hemispherical roof; a stadium that has a roof; a concave shape whose distinguishing characteristic is that the concavity faces downward

marker collapse: some conspicuous object used to distinguish or mark something; "the buoys were markers for the channel"; a writing implement for making a mark; a distinguishing symbol; "the owner's mark was on all the sheep"

democracy collapse: the political orientation of those who favor government by the people or by their elected representatives; a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them

reinforce collapse: make stronger; "he reinforced the concrete"; strengthen and support with rewards; "Let's reinforce good behavior"

cooperative collapse: a jointly owned commercial enterprise (usually organized by farmers or consumers) that produces and distributes goods and services and is run for the benefit of its owners; an association formed and operated for the benefit of those using it; done with or working with others for a common purpose or benefit; "a cooperative effort"

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

elder collapse: a person who is older than you are; any of various church officers; any of numerous shrubs or small trees of temperate and subtropical northern hemisphere having white flowers and berrylike fruit; used of the older of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a father from his son; "Bill Adams, Sr."

reliquary collapse: a container where religious relics are stored or displayed (especially relics of saints)

sheep collapse: woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat; a docile and vulnerable person who would rather follow than make an independent decision; "his students followed him like sheep"; a timid defenseless simpleton who is readily preyed upon

pinnacle collapse: (architecture) a slender upright spire at the top of a buttress of tower; a lofty peak; raise on or as if on a pinnacle; "He did not want to be pinnacled"; surmount with a pinnacle; "pinnacle a pediment"

celibate collapse: an unmarried person who has taken a religious vow of chastity; abstaining from sexual intercourse; "celibate priests"

club collapse: stout stick that is larger at one end; "he carried a club in self defense"; "he felt as if he had been hit with a club"; a playing card in the minor suit that has one or more black trefoils on it; "he led a small club"; "clubs were trumps"; a formal association of people with similar interests; "he joined a golf club"; "they formed a small lunch society"; "men from the fraternal order will staff the soup kitchen today"; strike with a club or a bludgeon; gather and spend time together; "They always club together"; unite with a common purpose; "The two men clubbed together"

atlas collapse: a figure of a man used as a supporting column; the 1st cervical vertebra; a collection of maps in book form; (Greek mythology) a Titan who was forced by Zeus to bear the sky on his shoulders

trophy collapse: something given as a token of victory; an award for success in war or hunting

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