Sentence:  That is why the members of the beat generation proudly assume the title of the holy barbarians ; they will destroy the shrines , temples , museums , and churches of the state that <WSD>is</WSD> the implacable enemy of the life they believe in . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)