permeated

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Lucia's book was permeated, albeit soberly, by the proposition that Mary is "Coredemptrix" of the human race (33). '

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  1. transitive verb To spread or flow throughout; pervade: "Our thinking is permeated by our historical myths” (Freeman J. Dyson). See Synonyms at charge.
  2. transitive verb To pass through the openings or interstices of: liquid permeating a membrane.
  3. intransitive verb To spread through or penetrate something.

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  • Brave indeed is the guru who undertakes to transform the crude ore of ego-permeated humanity! —  Autobiography of a Yogi
  • The same pathetic hack later praised the attacks on the Ba'hais in an article, showing how deeply xenophobic, sectarian, ultra-Salafist thinking has permeated state institutions. —  Israel Palestine Blogs
  • The world of psychiatry is permeated with the concept that identity and behavior is rooted in how we were raised. —  sdbj.com
  • The University's newfound dedication to stringent spending has permeated Cornell's student-controlled funding as well. —  Stories from The Sun
  • The VCL (UI framework) ships with source code, and that has permeated the community, so the vast majority of third-party components also include source. —  Successful Software
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