pre-existing
adjective
occurring or existing previously
pre-existence
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a word derived from
pre-existing.
Example Sentences
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In a statement, English Heritage said a panel had reassessed the existing shortlist and that factors such as a limited association with London and the pre-existence of other plaques were taken into account.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2012
Few theological animals went into the hencoop, which was a theory of the pre-existence of souls.
From Time Magazine Archive
The 2nd century father, Tatian, attacked the Greeks' cyclical conception of immortality, which assumed the pre-existence of the soul, with life extending into eternity, backward as well as forward.
From Time Magazine Archive
He also maintains that belief in Jesus' pre-existence was not a late development, but rather part of the earliest material in the New Testament.
From Time Magazine Archive
The doctrine of man's pre-existence leads to an understanding of the relationship between God and man, which must lie at the very basis of rational theology.
From A Rational Theology As Taught by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by John A. Widtsoe
