The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (1869 page)

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Preface
.
In Christian liturgies the words introducing the
eucharistic
prayer, in between the
Sursum Corda
and
Sanctus
. The preface is an ascription of praise to God.
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Prelate
.
A church official of high rank. In the Church of England the term is used only of bishops. In the Roman Catholic Church it is also applied to a variety of officers attached to the Roman
curia
. The evident delight of such dignitaries in hierarchy, authority, and self-adornment led to the adjective ‘prelatical’, a style which many bishops now try to avoid, not all with equal success.
Prema(-bhakti)
.
The highest form of the love of God in Hinduism, comparable to para-
bhakti
, described as the desperate longing as of a drowning person for air. However, this condition is permanent and cannot be taken away.
Presanctified, liturgy of:

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