first cause

See also: First Cause

English

Alternative forms

• First Cause

Noun

first cause (plural first causes)

1. (theology, philosophy, sometimes capitalized) An initial cause from which all other causes and effects follow.

Synonyms

• first mover, prime mover, primum mobile

Translations

Translations

• Finnish: alkuunpanija (fi)
• French: cause première (fr) f
• German: erste Ursache f
• Italian: causa prima f
• Latin: prīma causa f, causa prīma f
• Polish: pierwsza przyczyna f

References

• "first cause" in the Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.0.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.
• "first cause" in the Wordsmyth Dictionary-Thesaurus (Wordsmyth, 2002)

Anagrams

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