单词 | self-exist |
释义 | self-existv. intransitive. To exist by virtue of intrinsic nature independently of any other cause. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > [verb (intransitive)] > exist independently self-exist1681 1681 J. Scott Christian Life: Pt. I iii. ii. 173 We shall be as confident for ever of the continuance of our bliss, as we could be, if we did self-exist. 1697 J. Sergeant Solid Philos. 84 Even Self-existence signifies a kind of Form or Mode of the Subject that Self-exists. 1766 J. Allen Christian Pilgrim Pref. p. vii It [sc. Jehovah] is a name arising from his glorious nature..denoting that he doth self-exist, without any beginning or period. 1860 J. Treat God, Relig. & Immorality 7 That is the very thing it self-exists for; that is its nature. 1950 D. Gascoyne Vagrant 33 The will to self-exist and our desire to be. 2011 J. F. Haddad Leaving Dirt Place vi. 112 There are those who will deny the above analogy, by counter-arguing that hatred can self-exist, being in no way attached to love. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1681 |
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