preexistence

preexistence

English

Alternative forms

  • præ-existence, præexistence, præ-existency, præexistency, pre-existency, preexistency (obsolete)
  • pre-existence
  • preëxistence (uncommon)

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *per-
Proto-Indo-European *preh₂-
Proto-Indo-European *-i
Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i?
Proto-Italic *prai
Proto-Italic *prai-
Latin prae-lbor.
Middle English pre-
English pre-
English existence
English preexistence

    From pre- + existence.

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

    preexistence (countable and uncountable, plural preexistences)

    1. The condition of having existed prior to the current time.
    2. The existence of a soul in a previous embodiment.

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