self-existent

[ self-ig-zis-tuhnt, self- ]

adjective

existing independently of any cause, as God.
having an independent existence.

Origin of self-existent

First recorded in 1695–1705

Other words from self-existent

self-ex·ist·ence, noun

Words Nearby self-existent

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How to use self-existent in a sentence

If God is a personality, we have no conception of a personality that is self-existent.
Theism or Atheism | Chapman Cohen
In the Hebrew view, even the powers of evil are created things; they are not self-existent.
The Astronomy of the Bible | E. Walter Maunder
Each name has its own self-existent Idea, Form, or Type, the reproduction or copy of which is imperative.
Plato and the Other Companions of Sokrates, 3rd ed. Volume III (of 4) | George Grote
O king, this is the divine forest of the self-existent One, which hath now come to our view.
Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Bk. 3 Pt. 1 | Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa
In order that there may be creation there must be a primary self-existent Spirit, whose will is supreme.
The Story of the Earth and Man | J. W. Dawson

British Dictionary definitions for self-existent

self-existent

adjective

philosophy existing independently of any other being or cause

Derived forms of self-existent

self-existence, noun

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