existing independently of any other being or cause
Derived forms
self-existence (ˌself-exˈistence)
noun
self-existent in American English
(ˈsɛlfɛgˈzɪstənt)
adjective
existing of or by itself without external cause or agency
Derived forms
self-existence (ˈself-exˈistence)
noun
self-existent in American English
(ˈselfɪɡˈzɪstənt, ˌself-)
adjective
1.
existing independently of any cause, as God
2.
having an independent existence
Derived forms
self-existence
noun
Word origin
[1695–1705]This word is first recorded in the period 1695–1705. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: caisson, exponential, nucleus, pinwheel, veneer