Proemium
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Synonym of proem.
"[…] That, Whereas your ſpacious Proemiums, and ſpecious Introductions of premis’d Perſpicuity in Prædication, both inveigle our Affections for the Meliorating of our Minds; […]"
Example
More examples"[…] That, Whereas your ſpacious Proemiums, and ſpecious Introductions of premis’d Perſpicuity in Prædication, both inveigle our Affections for the Meliorating of our Minds; […]"
Etymology
From Latin prooemium, from Ancient Greek προοίμιον (prooímion).
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