prime
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9.9
- noun
- /praɪm/
- Archaic
- The church bells rang out to call the faithful to prime before the sun rose.
Examples
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Many early risers made it a habit to attend prime each day to start their morning in prayer.
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Clare was up again at Prime to pray.
Fiction book (1999) -
But with a starting five that's "in their prime or before their prime," Stotts said that's less of a priority.
Blog text (13) -
During the morning service, the congregation gathered for prime at 6 a.m.
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
10
3.6
A whole number greater than 1 that you can divide only by 1 and itself
- Formal
4
9.9
A first being people think starts everything, often the God of some religions
- Specialized
1
4.2
The lowest interest rate banks charge to their best business customers
1
4.4
An imaginary line at zero degrees that runs through Greenwich, England and is used to measure east and west
- Specialized
1
4.9
A number greater than one that can only be divided by one and itself and divides another number exactly
- Specialized
A whole number greater than 1 that can only be divided evenly by 1 and itself
Surface Forms
Etymology
Prime comes from the Latin primus meaning 'first', and this name was used for the church hour that came early in the day, around 6 a.m. So the prime service was literally the 'first' work or prayer time of the day.