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self-existent Definition

self·-existent (-eg zis′tənt)

adjective

existing of or by itself without external cause or agency

self-existent Related Forms
self′·-exist′ence noun
self-existent Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • thing: I don't think I conceded that everything the self-existent thing does is necessary.
  • being: A person is a rational, individual self-existent being.
  • mind: God, the supreme self-existent mind, in short, remains a mystery to human understanding.
  • entity: To speak of an orange as a kind of self-existent entity wholly given by what you see on the table is nonsense.

Modifying Another Word

  • eternally: When the processes of manifestation start, this homogenous, original, eternally self-existent stuff becomes atomic, differentiated.