Origin of First Cause
First recorded in 1895–1900
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You will see public events rising up in connection with ordinary causes, but we ought to acknowledge the great First-cause.
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British Dictionary definitions for first cause
first cause
noun
a source or cause of something
(often capitals) (esp in philosophy) God considered as the uncaused creator of all beings apart from himself
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