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main·line  (mnln)
v. main·lined, main·lin·ing, main·lines Slang
v.tr.
To inject (a drug, such as heroin) directly into a major vein.
v.intr.
To inject a drug intravenously.
adj.
Being in a principal or well-established position: the mainline churches.
mainliner n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.mainline - inject into the veinmainline - inject into the vein; "She is mainlining heroin"
inject - take by injection; "inject heroin"
Translations
mainline [ˈmeɪnˈlaɪn]
A. ADJ
1. (Rail) [service, station] → principal, interurbano
2. (= mainstream) → tradicional, al uso
B. VT (Drugs) → chutarse, picarse, inyectarse
to mainline heroin → chutarse or picarse heroína, meterse un chute or pico de heroína
C. VI (Drugs) → chutarse, inyectarse
mainline [ˈmeɪnlaɪn]
adj [railway, station] → de grande ligne
vt (= inject) [+ drug] → se shooter à
vi (= inject drug) → se shooter
main line n [railway] → grande ligne f
mainline [ˈmeɪnˌlaɪn] (slang)
1. vt (heroin) → bucarsi di
2. vi → bucarsi
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Set this alongside the fact that mainline Christianity, apart from Evangelicalism, is in a state of long-term decline, and the picture becomes even more clouded.
Harold Vogelaar: his legacy and the challenge of CCME by Scherer, James A. / Currents in Theology and Mission
If any of your readers find that their path takes them away from mainline Christianity but they still feel a need for the spiritual, their local UU church might be a good place to start.
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Scholarly literature, such as the recent The Devil: A Biography, by Peter Stanford, claim that the satanic figure is an intellectual embarrassment to mainline Christianity, whether Protestant or Catholic.
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