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self-existent
[ self-ig-zis-tuhnt, self- ]
adjective
- existing independently of any cause, as God.
- having an independent existence.
self-existent
adjective
- philosophy existing independently of any other being or cause
Derived Forms
- ˌself-exˈistence, noun
Other Words From
- self-ex·istence noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of self-existent1
Example Sentences
The king will be the great Unseen and Eternal, the self-existent and self-created Being who rules heaven’s armies and earth’s inhabitants.
Brahma, the first person in the Hindoo Triad, was the original self-existent being, inappreciable by sense, who commenced the work of creation by creating the waters with a thought, as described in the Institutes of Manu.
This Supreme Being is alone the Self-existent One, and what are called the properties and modes of inert matter are but the proofs and manifestations of his eternal power and Godhead.
Why, then, should we be expected to explain where and how and when God came into existence, or how he could have had an eternal existence or be self-existent?
The lectures are by Professor Flint, who asks: “Have we sufficient evidence for thinking that there is a self-existent, eternal being, infinite in power and wisdom, and perfect in holiness and goodness, the Maker of heaven and earth?”
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