increate

[ in-kree-eyt, in-kree-it ]

adjective

not created; uncreated.
existing without having been created.

Origin of increate

1375–1425; late Middle English increat<Late Latin increātus not made. See in-³, create

Other words from increate

in·cre·ate·ly, adverb

Words Nearby increate

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How to use increate in a sentence

The increate perpetual thirst, that draws Toward the realm of God's own form, bore us Swift almost as the heaven ye behold.
The Vision of Paradise, Complete | Dante Alighieri
Thomas first shows in what sense beatitude is something increate (increatum).
The Mediaeval Mind (Volume II of II) | Henry Osborn Taylor
He is the increate and supernatural light, the source of all sources of light and the great mass of the light of Intellect.
The Yoga-Vasishtha Maharamayana of Valmiki, vol. 3 (of 4) part 2 (of 2) | Valmiki
Then they came and sat beside us on the sand, and sang, while we dreamed of nature increate.
A Night in the Luxembourg | Remy De Gourmont

British Dictionary definitions for increate

increate

/ (ˌɪnkrɪˈeɪt, ˈɪnkrɪˌeɪt) /

adjective

archaic, poetic (esp of gods) never having been created

Derived forms of increate

increately, adverb

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