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A being whose existence is not due to any external being or cause. Also in abstract sense: independent existence; self-existence. Obsolete.
Existence of a being, person, etc., by virtue of intrinsic nature, independently of any other cause; = self-existence, n.
Existence of a being, person, etc., by virtue of intrinsic nature, independently of any other cause; an instance of this.