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Definition of Preexistence
1. Noun. Existing in a former state or previous to something else.
Definition of Preexistence
1. Noun. The condition of existing prior to the current time ¹
2. Noun. The existence of a soul in a previous embodiment ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Preexistence
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Preexistence
Literary usage of Preexistence
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Christian Science Journal by Mary Baker Eddy (1911)
"preexistence VIOLET KER SEYMER PERHAPS no passages in Scripture point more clearly
to the fact of immortality or preexistence than do those to he found ..."
2. Jesus the Christ: A Study of the Messiah and His Mission According to Holy by James Edward Talmage (1916)
"preexistence AND FOREORDINATION OF THE CHRIST. We affirm, on the authority of
Holy Scripture, that the Being who is known among men as Jesus ..."
3. Kokoro: Hints and Echoes of Japanese Inner Life by Lafcadio Hearn (1898)
"... what fundamental idea especially differentiates Oriental modes of thinking
from our own, I am sure he would answer: "The Idea of preexistence. ..."
4. Outlines of Systematic Theology: Designed for the Use of Theological Students by Augustus Hopkins Strong (1908)
"To the theory of preexistence we urge the following objections : ( «) It is not
only wholly without support from Scripture, but it directly contradicts the ..."
5. The Conflict of Ages: Or, the Great Debate on the Moral Relations of God and Man by Edward Beecher (1855)
"So far, then, Augustine coincided with the theory of preexistence. ... This is,
indeed, a kind of preexistence that is available only through the ..."
6. Future Life in the Light of Ancient Wisdom and Modern Science by Louis Lucien Baclé (1906)
"This Fluid-like Body and preexistence both disregarded in Traditional Doctrine.
... The Notion of preexistence not condemned in the Gospels. ..."