Read the excerpt from "sinners in the hands of an angry god." the devil is waiting for them, hell is gaping for them, the flames gather and flash about them, and would fain lay hold on them, and swallow them up; the fire pent up in their own hearts is struggling to break out; and they have no interest in any mediator, there are no means within reach that can be any security to them. in short, they have no refuge, nothing to take hold of. which word has a similar connotation to the word “swallow” in this excerpt? devour taste invite betray

In this excerpt from "Sinners in the hands of an angry god"

The connotation for the word "swallow" is "devour", as the hell is open wide and there's nothing to hold on to.

The correct answer option is 'devour'.

Explanation:

The given excerpt is taken from the 'Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God.'

The excerpt talks about how everyone as they are born, in their natural state, is a sinner as they have irrevocably offended the God and now the time has come that devil is waiting for them.

And now everyone is hanging with a thread over the opening of Hell and the fire there would devour or eat them up. Here the word devour has similar connotation to swallow.

explanation:

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administration noun

the government of a country

affairs

events and activities relating to the government, politics, economy, etc. of a country, region, or the world

the corridors (of power)

the places where people use their political influence and major political decisions are made

government

the process, method, or effects of governing

play politics

to use politics for your own reasons, without caring about the effects on other people

political

relating to politics

political

interested or involved in politics

politically

in a political way

politicize

to bring an issue, organization, way of doing something, etc. to the attention of the public so that it can be discussed

politicize

to make someone more interested and involved in politics

politicking

political activity by someone who is only interested in doing things for their own advantage, not in other people

politics

the ideas and activities involved in getting power in a country or over a particular area of the world

politics

the profession of being a politician

politics

the ideas and activities used by people within a particular group to try to get power

public affairs

political issues that affect most people

public life

work that involves being known to a lot of people, especially in politics, but also in religion and education

public office

a job in the government that you have because you were chosen or elected

public service

work or important positions in the government, or in organizations controlled by the government

representation

in politics, the job of officially people and making decisions for them

sociopolitical

involving a combination of social and political matters

state

the government of a country

its definitely second person : )

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