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Originally appearing in Volume V22, Page 277 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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PREFACE (Med.
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Lat. prefatia, for classical praefatio, praefari, to speak beforehand)
  , an introduction to a
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book, also any preliminary or
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introductory statement . In liturgical use the
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term is applied to that portion of the Eucharistic service which immediately precedes the
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canon or central portion; the preface, which begins at the words Vere dignum, " It is very meet, right, &c.," is ushered in, in all liturgies, with the Sursum Corda, "Lift up your
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hearts," and ends with the Sanctus, "
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Holy, Holy, Holy, &c." In the Western liturgies proper prefaces are appointed for particular occasions (see LITURGY) .

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