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[ noun ] an act that changes the form or character or substance of something
Synonyms Used in print (Gibson Winter, The Suburban Captivity of the...)The transmutation of mission to co-optation is further indicated by the insignificance of educational_activities , worship , preaching , and publicity in reaching new members . 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 . Related terms |
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[ noun ] a qualitative change
Synonyms Used in print (Morton A. Kaplan and Nicholas de B. Katzenbach,...)A number of other nineteenth century developments contributed to the transmutation of the law_of_nations into international_law ; that_is , from aspects of a universal system of Justice into particular rules governing the relations of sovereign states . |
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