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‖ ˈcausa
The L. word for cause, occas. used in Eng., esp. in the phrases causa causans a causing cause, i.e. a primary or original cause; causa causata a caused cause, a secondary or intermediate cause; vera causa a true or real cause.
c1420Chron. Vilod. 428 For he was causa of his brotheris deythe. 1659Rushw. Hist. Coll. I. 461 Among the Logicians there are two causes; there is Causa causans, and Causa Causata. The Causa causans..is not the Warrant from the Lords of the Council, for that is Causa causata. |