pre-existence

  • 1Pre-existence — (also spelled preëxistence), beforelife, or pre mortal existence refers to the belief that each individual human soul existed before conception, and at conception (or later, depending on when it is believed that the soul enters the body) one of… …

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  • 2pre-existence — prē existˈence noun (theology) Previous existence, esp of the soul before the generation of the body with which it is united in this world, or of Christ before his incarnation • • • Main Entry: ↑pre exist …

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  • 3pre-existence — A NT view that Christ already existed, in eternity, before he became man. He was altogether outside time. This view is expressed in the gospel of John (17:5) and by Paul (Col. 1:15 ff.). It was their experience of a divine dimension in Jesus that …

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  • 4pre — pre·abdomen; pre·acanthella; pre·adamitism; pre·adapt; pre·adaptation; pre·adaptive; pre·admission; pre·adolescence; pre·adult; pre·agonal; pre·am·bu·lar; pre·am·bu·late; pre·amp; pre·amplifier; pre·animism; pre·apprehension; pre·arrange;… …

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  • 5Pre-birth communication — refers to possible communication with the foetus. Pre Birth communication is described by one web site on the subject as follows:What is Pre Birth Communication? It s something that many people experience, yet very few talk about the sense that… …

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  • 6pre-exist — verb [usu. as adjective pre existing] exist at or from an earlier time. ↘exist before. Derivatives pre existence noun pre existent adjective …

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  • 7pre-exist — /pri əgˈzɪst/ (say pree uhg zist), /pri ɛg / (say pree eg ), /pri ɪg / (say pree ig ) verb (i) 1. to exist beforehand. 2. to exist in a previous state. –pre existence, noun –pre existent, adjective …

  • 8pre-exist — v.intr. exist at an earlier time. Derivatives: pre existence n. pre existent adj …

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  • 9pré- — ♦ Élément, du lat. prae « devant, en avant », marquant l antériorité dans le temps (préavis, préconçu, préhistoire, préscolaire), ou dans l espace (préoral, Préalpes). ⊗ CONTR. Post . ● pré Préfixe, du latin prae, devant, indiquant l antériorité… …

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  • 10Pre-Adamite — hypothesis or Preadamism is the religious belief that humans existed before Adam, the first human being named in the Bible. This belief has a long history, probably having its origins in early pagan responses to Abrahamic claims regarding the… …

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