Prior

Prior

Prior is an ecclesiastical title, derived from the Latin adjective for "earlier, first", with several notable uses.

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Famous quotes containing the word prior:

    “A diff’rent cause, says Parson Sly,
    The same effect may give:
    Poor Lubin fears, that he shall die;
    His wife, that he may live.”
    —Matthew Prior (1664–1721)

    “Odds life! must one swear to the truth of a song?”
    —Matthew Prior (1664–1721)

    “The logic of the world is prior to all truth and falsehood.”
    —Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889–1951)