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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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USH'ER, n.
USH'ER, v.t. To introduce, as a forerunner or harbinger; to forerun.
An officer or servant who has the care of the
door of a court, hall, chamber, or the like] hence, an officer whose
business it is to introduce strangers, or to walk before a person of rank.
Also, one who escorts persons to seats in a church, theater, etc.
"The ushers and the squires." Chaucer.
These are the ushers of Marcius. Shak. * There are various officers of this kind attached to the royal household in England, including the gentleman usher of the black rod, who attends in the House of Peers during the sessions of Parliament, and twelve or more gentlemen ushers. See Black rod. An under teacher, or assistant master, in a
school.
To introduce or escort, as an usher, forerunner, or harbinger] to
forerun; -- sometimes followed by in or forth; as, to
usher in a stranger; to usher forth the guests; to
usher a visitor into the room.
The stars that usher evening rose. Milton. The Examiner was ushered into the world by a letter, setting forth the great genius of the author. Addison. | ||||||||