Predominant, but specifically in terms of pondering instead of dominating. Something which has a monopoly or superior influence on your thoughts or senses, even though other things of the same type might exist.
The humans trapped in the Matrix were mostly unaware that the preponderant universe they experienced was digital.
To most people these days, Tiger Woods is the preponderant golfer.
The preponderant city shrouded its population in a blanket of smog, allowing them to forget that other cities even existed.
churchhurt is where you experience a degree of distance, pain, or judgement from your church community. Essentially, you are just unable to “find your place”. This is prevalent in the Christian community, but can be extended to other religions.
Now that I am an adult I am beginning to heal from the churchhurt that was inflicted on me as a child.
when you're holding up your phone and making faces at it, as though you are taking a selfie, but you're really taking a picture of the person across from you or the wall or anything else that seems interesting but you don't want to be caught dead taking a picture of.
This action is often made more convincing by wiggling the eyebrows or opening the mouth, to pretend you're trying to get a Snapchat filter to work.