subsistent

[ suhb-sis-tuhnt ]

/ səbˈsɪs tənt /

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subsisting, existing, or continuing in existence.

inherent: subsistent qualities of character.

Philosophy. something that exists necessarily as opposed to contingent existence in space and time.

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1520–30; <Latin subsistent- (stem of subsistēns), present participle of subsistere to remain; see subsist, -ent

non·sub·sist·ent, adjectivepre·sub·sist·ent, adjectiveself-sub·sist·ent, adjective

Without such a self-subsistent life many intellectual achievements are possible, but they do not deserve the name of Knowledge.
An Interpretation of Rudolf Eucken's Philosophy|W. Tudor Jones
Knowledge is possible only in so far as man participates in a self-subsistent life.
An Interpretation of Rudolf Eucken's Philosophy|W. Tudor Jones
Dans le train si lent traverser la Camargue je mimagine ces mornes remparts qui depuis sept sicles subsistent intacts.
How France Built Her Cathedrals|Elizabeth Boyle O'Reilly
In heaven they too become infinite by partaking of the essential nature of God, who is self-subsistent.
The Works of Honor de Balzac|Honor de Balzac

The pure self-subsistent form which never combines with matter.
A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy|Isaac Husik