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primal

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1
as in main
coming before all others in importance the primal theme of the essay is toleration of religious diversity

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as in ancient
relating to or occurring near the beginning of a process, series, or time period there was a period of primal idealism after the founding of the republic and before the rise of partisan politics

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“Primal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/primal. Accessed 2 Dec. 2022.

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