former

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The former is Greek for universal, the latter means right believing

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  1. noun One that forms; a maker or creator: a former of ideas.
  2. noun A member of a school form: a fifth former.
  3. adjective Occurring earlier in time.

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  1. Middle English, comparative of forme, first, from Old English forma; see per1 in Indo-European roots.

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  1. Mod. English, with comparative suffix -er, from Middle English forme, first, from Anglo-Saxon forma, first (= Old Saxon formo = OFries. forma), from for, fore, fore, before, + -ma, superlative suffix. See for, fore, and cf. foremost.
  2. from Middle English former, formour, fourmour, formyour, from Old French formeor, *formour, formeur, from Latin formator, a former, from formare, form: see form, v. Cf. formator.
 

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/ˈfɔrmər/
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