exordium

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Their invitation Dr. Fosdick expressed in a great exordium: The great east window of Chicago's Fourth Presbyterian Church has long needed proper furbishing in stained glass.

From Time Magazine Archive

I trembled violently at his exordium, and my father continued—

From "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley

The purpose of the exordium is to put the audience into a receptive and attentive frame of mind.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith

And yet his royal blood did not save him from the most ignoble and ignominious birth, and obscure exordium of his earth life.

From The World's Sixteen Crucified Saviors Or, Christianity Before Christ by Graves, Kersey

The exordium was bad enough; he hastened towards the end of the business.

From The Slaves of the Padishah by J?kai, M?r