"tantum religio potuit suadere malorum" meaning in Latin

{
  "etymology_text": "Literally \"To such heights of evil has religion been able to drive men\". From Lucretius' De Rerum Natura, Book I, 101.",
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      "form": "tantum rēligiō potuit suādēre malōrum",
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          "english": "So potent was religion in persuading to evil deeds.",
          "ref": "c. 99 BCE – 55 BCE, Lucretius, De rerum natura 1.101",
          "text": "Tantum rēligiō potuit suādēre malōrum."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The practice of religion leads people to practise evil."
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtan.tum reːˈli.ɡi.oː ˈpo.tu.it su̯aːˈdeː.re maˈloː.rum/",
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    {
      "ipa": "[ˈt̪än̪t̪ʊ̃ˑ reːˈlʲɪɡioː ˈpɔt̪uɪt̪ s̠u̯äːˈd̪eːrɛ mäˈɫ̪oːrʊ̃ˑ]",
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      "ipa": "/ˈtan.tum reˈli.d͡ʒi.o ˈpo.tu.it swaˈde.re maˈlo.rum/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈt̪än̪t̪um reˈliːd͡ʒio ˈpɔːt̪uit̪ swäˈd̪ɛːre mäˈlɔːrum]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
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  "word": "tantum religio potuit suadere malorum"
}

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  "etymology_text": "Literally \"To such heights of evil has religion been able to drive men\". From Lucretius' De Rerum Natura, Book I, 101.",
  "forms": [
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  ],
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          "english": "So potent was religion in persuading to evil deeds.",
          "ref": "c. 99 BCE – 55 BCE, Lucretius, De rerum natura 1.101",
          "text": "Tantum rēligiō potuit suādēre malōrum."
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        "The practice of religion leads people to practise evil."
      ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈtan.tum reːˈli.ɡi.oː ˈpo.tu.it su̯aːˈdeː.re maˈloː.rum/",
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      "ipa": "[ˈt̪än̪t̪ʊ̃ˑ reːˈlʲɪɡioː ˈpɔt̪uɪt̪ s̠u̯äːˈd̪eːrɛ mäˈɫ̪oːrʊ̃ˑ]",
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtan.tum reˈli.d͡ʒi.o ˈpo.tu.it swaˈde.re maˈlo.rum/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈt̪än̪t̪um reˈliːd͡ʒio ˈpɔːt̪uit̪ swäˈd̪ɛːre mäˈlɔːrum]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
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  "word": "tantum religio potuit suadere malorum"
}