单词 | self-originate |
释义 | self-originateadj. Now rare. That exists or has come into existence without an external origin or source; self-originated. Frequently 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 1673 J. Howe Blessedness of Righteous (new ed.) xi. 230 For its [sc. the Soul's] perfections were not self-originate [1668 self-original], they were therefore derived from something. 1732 G. Berkeley Alciphron I. iv. xx. 255 The..independent, self-originate Cause and Source of all Beings. 1783 New Hist. Scotl. I. x. 128 The gross ignorance which some nations laboured under as to their original, has thrown several into a wild notion and conceit, that they were self-originate, came never from any other place, and had never any primordial founder or progenitor. 1860 Church Rev. Jan. 594 Their position..as self-originate sects, cut off from the traditional life and feeling of the ancient Church. 1913 H. B. Swete Last Disc. & Prayer Our Lord 62 His existence as Son is derived from the Source of Godhead and not self-originate, eternally derived, but derived nevertheless. 1997 R. A. Pretty tr. Adamantius Dialogue True Faith ii. 79 Are the two Principles self-originate and without beginning, or did one [printed none] have a beginning of existence, while the other did not? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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