Sentence:  When these fields are surveyed together , important patterns of relationship emerge indicating a <WSD>vast</WSD> community of reciprocal influence , a continuity of thought and expression including many traditions , primarily literary , religious , and philosophical , but frequently including contact with the fine arts and even , to some extent , with science . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope