First Cause

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noun Theology.

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Origin of First Cause

First recorded in 1895–1900

Words nearby First Cause

first base, first baseman, first blood, first blush, firstborn, First Cause, first-cause argument, first class, first classman, first-come, first come, first served

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How to use First Cause in a sentence

In other words, seek unity with the First Cause, yet believe in nothing.
Inside the Prison Journal of West Memphis Three’s Damien Echols|Damien Echols|December 31, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The principal subject of his inquiries was deity itself,--the great First Cause, the supreme Intelligence of the universe.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume I|John Lord
Setebos is the great First Cause as conceived and dreaded in the heart of a Caliban.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 85, November, 1864|Various
Marriage between such highly-evolved persons as are you four is wished by the First Cause, whose servants we are.
The Skylark of Space|Edward Elmer Smith and Lee Hawkins Garby

By predicating a First Cause, however, the theist103 removes the mystery a stage further back.
The Necessity of Atheism|Dr. D.M. Brooks
Why then should anybody ignore on their account the great First-Cause?
The Philosophy of Natural Theology|William Jackson

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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