aseity

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

The attribute of being entirely self-derived, in contrast to being derived from or dependent on another; the quality of having within oneself the entire reason for one's being; utter independent self-existence and self-sustenance.

ə-sēˈ-ĭ-tē ā-sēˈ-ĭ-tē /əˈsiː.ɪ.ti/ /eɪˈsiː.ɪ.ti/

aseity aseities

From Medieval Latin aseitas (“state of being by itself”), from Classical Latin a se + -itas.

contingency createdness dependence derivedness

eternality existence

aseitous

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