| 释义 |
† self-ˈessence Obs.
[self- 5 c.]
Self-existent being. So self-eˈssential, -eˈssentiated adjs., self-existent.
1644Digby Nat. Soul Concl. 463 That..proceedeth..from the bounteous hand of the nothing annihilating *selfe essence.
1642H. More Song of Soul iii. ii. xxxiv, By her own centrall self-vitality Which is her *self-essentiall omniformity. 1668Howe Bless. Righteous xi, This eternal and self-essential Being, the infinitely blessed God.
1653H. More Antid. Ath. i. viii. (1712) 23 If any Thing may be *Self-essentiated besides God. |