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A BRIEF EXPLANATION OF THESE NOTES:
JESUS PREEXISTENCE ( ■ prefix before (in time, place, order, degree, or importance): pre-adolescent.
pre•ex•is•tence \-ig-ˈzis-tən(t)s\ noun
circa 1652: existence in a former state or previous to something else specifically: existence of the soul before its union with the body—pre•ex•is•tent \-tənt\ adjective
existence
■ noun
1 the fact or state of existing.
▶ a way of living.
▶ (in certain beliefs) any of a person’s successive earthly lives.
2 archaic a being or entity.
—ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French, or from late Latin existentia, from Latin exsistere ‘come into being’.
existence
■ noun
1 the fact or state of existing.
▶ a way of living.
▶ (in certain beliefs) any of a person’s successive earthly lives.
2 archaic a being or entity.
—ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French, or from late Latin existentia, from Latin exsistere ‘come into being’.
par•a•dox•i•cal \ˌper-ə-ˈdäk-si-kəl, ˌpa-rə-\ adjective
1598
1 a: of the nature of a paradox
b: inclined to paradoxes
2: not being the normal or usual kind 〈a paradoxical pulse〉 〈paradoxical drug reactions〉—par•a•dox•i•cal•i•ty \-ˌdäk-si-ˈka-lə-tē\ noun—par•a•dox•i•cal•ly \-ˈdäk-si-k(ə-)lē\ adverb—par•a•dox•i•cal•ness \-kəl-nəs\ noun
paradoxical sleep noun
1964: REM SLEEP
pro•logue also pro•log \ˈprō-ˌlȯg, -ˌläg\ noun
[Middle English prolog, from Anglo-French prologue, from Latin prologus preface to a play, from Greek prologos participle of a Greek play preceding the entry of the chorus, from pro- before + legein to speak—more at PRO-, LEGEND] 14th century
1: the preface or introduction to a literary work
2 a: a speech often in verse addressed to the audience by an actor at the beginning of a play
b: the actor speaking such a prologue
3: an introductory or preceding event or development
pro•long \prə-ˈlȯŋ\ verb transitive
[Middle English, from Middle French prolonguer, from Late Latin prolongare, from Latin pro- forward + longus long] 15th century
1: to lengthen in time: CONTINUE
2: to lengthen in extent, scope, or range synonym see EXTEND—pro•lon•ga•tion \(ˌ)prō-ˌlȯŋ-ˈgā-shən, prə-\ noun—pro•long•er \prə-ˈlȯŋ-ər\ noun
prologue
■ noun
1 a separate introductory section of a literary or musical work.
▶ an introductory scene in a play.
2 an event or action leading to another.
—ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French, via Latin from Greek prologos, from pro- ‘before’ + logos ‘saying’.
prolong
antedate
■ verb
1 come before in date.
2 indicate that (a document or event) should be assigned to an earlier date.
an•te•date \ˈan-ti-ˌdāt\ noun
15th century: a date assigned to an event or document earlier than the actual date of the event or document
2an•te•date \ˈan-ti-ˌdāt, ˌan-ti-ˈ\ verb transitive
1572
1 a: to date as of a time prior to that of execution
b: to assign to a date prior to that of actual occurrence
2 archaic: ANTICIPATE
3: to precede in time