self-existent
adjective
existing independently of any cause, as God.
self-existence
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a word derived from
self-existent.
Example Sentences
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Take the abstract notion of self-existence, for example.
From Know the Truth; A critique of the Hamiltonian Theory of Limitation by Jesse H. Jones
It is not a bit easier to think of self-existence or self-direction in connection with a god than it is in connection with the universe.
From Theism or Atheism The Great Alternative by Chapman Cohen
Declaring to him that the Lord liveth, it owns his wondrous self-existence.
From The Ordinance of Covenanting by John Cunningham
It is assumed and applied to prove the self-existence and eternity of matter.
From Modern Atheism under its forms of Pantheism, Materialism, Secularism, Development, and Natural Laws by James Buchanan
So the theist returns to self-existence; which, however, says Spencer, is as inconceivable as a self-existent universe, involving the inconceivable idea of unlimited duration.
From Orthodoxy: Its Truths And Errors by James Freeman Clarke
