Dictionary.com
definitions
  • synonyms

aseity

[uh-see-i-tee, ey-see-]
noun Metaphysics.
  1. existence originating from and having no source other than itself.
Show More

Origin of aseity

1685–95; < Medieval Latin asēitās, equivalent to Latin ā sē from oneself + -itās -ity
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018
British Dictionary definitions for aseity

aseity

noun
  1. philosophy existence derived from itself, having no other source
Show More

Word Origin

C17: from Medieval Latin aseitas, from Latin ā from + sē oneself
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

Word Origin and History for aseity

n.

"being by itself," 1690s, from Medieval Latin aseitas "state of being by itself," from Latin a "from" + se "oneself" (see suicide).

Show More
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper