preexistence Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun existing in a former state or previous to something else
WordNet
Pre`ëx*ist"ence noun
(Also<
- Preexistence
- Preëxistence
)
Definitions
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Existence in a former state, or previous to something else. Wisdom declares her antiquity and preëxistence to all the works of this earth. T. Burnet.
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Existence of the soul before its union with the body; -- a doctrine held by certain philosophers. Addison.
