preexistence

English

Alternative forms

• præ-existence, præexistence, præ-existency, præexistency, pre-existency, preexistency (obsolete)
• pre-existence
• preëxistence (uncommon)

Etymology

pre- +‎ existence

Pronunciation

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Noun

preexistence (countable and uncountable, plural preexistences)

1. The condition of having existed prior to the current time.
2. The existence of a soul in a previous embodiment.

Related terms

• preexist
• preexistent
• preexistentism
• preexisting