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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"
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
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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