单词 | self-original |
释义 | self-originaladj. Now rare. That exists or has come into existence without an external origin or source; designating such existence. Usually with reference to God, or in contrast with creation by God. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > causation > source or origin > [adjective] > originated by or originating in itself self-given1616 self-originated1653 self-original1668 self-originate1673 self-originatinga1693 self-origineda1711 own-rooted1915 1668 J. Howe Blessednesse of Righteous xi. 197 For its [sc. the soul's] perfections were not self-original, they were therefore derived from something. 1706 S. Clarke Being & Attrib. God (ed. 2) 27 These two Attributes [i.e. being eternal and infinite] do necessarily follow from Self-original Independent Existence. 1740 J. Abernethy Disc. Perfections God I. vi. 211 This being peculiar to the Divine nature, that it is self-original, and depends upon nothing. 1830 D. Henkel Treat. Person & Incarnation Jesus Christ ii. 17 No creature has life in itself: for all creatures have derived their lives from..God; but his life cannot possibly flow from another fountain: for it is self-original. 2007 J. Webster in A. Moore & M. Scott Realism & Relig. ix. 158 Even if ens necessarium can be construed in this way, as equivalent to pure self-original existence, it remains a rather blank, empty concept. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1668 |
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