Definition of Primum mobile

1. Noun. An agent that is the cause of all things but does not itself have a cause. "God is the first cause"

Exact synonyms: First Cause, Prime Mover
Generic synonyms: Causal Agency, Causal Agent, Cause

Definition of Primum mobile

1. Noun. (historical) The outermost sphere of the heavens in Ptolemaic astronomy. ¹

2. Noun. (context: theology philosophy) The prime mover or first cause. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Primum Mobile

primrose jasmine
primrose paths
primrosed
primroselike
primroses
primrosy
prims
primsie
primsier
primsiest
primula
primulaceous
primulas
primulin
primum mobile (current term)
primus
primuses
primy
primæval
prince's-feather
prince's-plume
prince's pine
prince-bishop
prince bishop
prince consort
prince regent
princed

Literary usage of Primum mobile

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Works of Sir Walter Ralegh, Kt by Sir Walter Raleigh, Thomas Birch, William Oldys (1829)
"... and whether there be any crystalline heaven, or any primum mobile. AFTER that the Spirit of God had moved upon the waters, and light was created, ..."

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