preexistence

Traduzioni

preexistencenoun
preexistences
pl
Many philosophers have speculated about the preexistence of matter.
De nombreux philosophes ont spéculé sur la préexistence de la matière.
Traduzioni aggiuntive
préexistenceThéologie.

Definizioni

preexistencenoun
The state or fact of existing prior to something else; existence at an earlier time.
Many philosophers have speculated about the preexistence of matter.
(Theology) The existence of Christ or of the soul before birth or before the creation of the world.
The doctrine of Christ's preexistence is affirmed in the Gospel of John.