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self-existent

[ self-ig-zis-tuhnt, self- ]

adjective

  1. existing independently of any cause, as God.
  2. having an independent existence.


self-existent

adjective

  1. philosophy existing independently of any other being or cause
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˌself-exˈistence, noun
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Other Words From

  • self-ex·istence noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of self-existent1

First recorded in 1695–1705
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Example Sentences

If God is a personality, we have no conception of a personality that is self-existent.

In the Hebrew view, even the powers of evil are created things; they are not self-existent.

Each name has its own self-existent Idea, Form, or Type, the reproduction or copy of which is imperative.

O king, this is the divine forest of the Self-existent One, which hath now come to our view.

In order that there may be creation there must be a primary Self-existent Spirit, whose will is supreme.

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