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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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PRELIM'INARY, a. [L. proe, before, and limen, threshhold or limit.]
Introductory; previous; proemial; that precedes the main discourse or business; as preliminary observations to a discourse or book; preliminary articles to a treaty; preliminary measures.
PRELIM'INARY, n. That which precedes the main discourse, work, design or business; something previous or preparatory; as the preliminaries to a negotiation or treaty; the preliminaries to a combat. The parties met to settle the preliminaries.
Introductory;
previous; preceding the main discourse or business; prefatory; as,
preliminary observations to a discourse or book;
preliminary articles to a treaty; preliminary measures;
preliminary examinations.
Syn. -- Introductory; preparatory; prefatory; proemial; previous; prior; precedent; antecedent. That which precedes the
main discourse, work, design, or business; something introductory or
preparatory; as, the preliminaries to a negotiation or duel; to
take one's preliminaries the year before entering
college.
Syn. -- Introduction; preface; prelude. | ||||||||