Self-existence

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    inherent existence; existence possessed by virtue of a being's own nature, and independent of any other being or cause; an attribute peculiar to God. uncountable

    "If a first Body may to any Place Be not determin'd, in the boundless Space, 'Tis plain, it then may absent be from all; Who then will this a Self-existence call?"

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"If a first Body may to any Place Be not determin'd, in the boundless Space, 'Tis plain, it then may absent be from all; Who then will this a Self-existence call?"

Etymology

From self- + existence.

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