to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
Bible; the Scriptures; Holy Writ
irreligion; lack of religion; unbelief
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to stink
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
candlelight service (e.g. in a church); ceremony during a wedding reception where the bride and the groom go from table to table lighting a candle at each
objection; dissent; protest
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
many people; everyone; all sorts of people
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
singing in unison; chanting in unison
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
propagation (e.g. a religion); proselytizing; missionary work
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
this institution; this parliament; this hospital; this clinic
to be contrary (to); to go against; to infringe; to violate; to disobey (an order, teachings, etc.); to defy
lack of religion; irreligion; atheism
Catholic; Catholicism; Catholic Church
participation; joining; entry
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
right to choose; a say; option
imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to stop (plug) one's ears
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; card; program
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
disillusionment; disillusion; disenchantment
inattention; absent-mindedness
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
successor; replacement; second wife
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
to act as one pleases; to throw one's weight around; to have everything one's own way; to grow freely (e.g. of weeds)
style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing