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In my view, the Christian religion is the most important and one of the first things in which all children, under a free government ought to be instructed... No truth is more evident to my mind than that the Christian religion must be the basis of any government intended to secure the rights and privileges of a free people. Preface to 1828 Dictionary
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PRE'FECT, n. [L. proefectus; proe, before,and factus, made; but directly from proeficior, proefectus.]
A Roman officer who
controlled or superintended a particular command, charge, department,
etc.; as, the prefect of the aqueducts; the prefect of a
camp, of a fleet, of the city guard, of provisions; the pretorian
prefect, who was commander of the troops guarding the emperor's
person.
A superintendent of a department who has
control of its police establishment, together with extensive powers of
municipal regulation.
[France] Brande *** C. In the Greek and Roman Catholic churches, a
title of certain dignitaries below the rank of bishop.
Apostolic prefect (R. C. Ch.), the head of a mission, not of episcopal rank. Shipley. | ||||||||