Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Existence previous to something else.
- noun Existence in a previous state; existence of the soul before its union with the body, or before the body is formed. Belief in it was a doctrine of the Pythagorean school, of Plato, and of other philosophers.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Existence in a former state, or previous to something else.
- noun Existence of the soul before its union with the body; -- a doctrine held by certain philosophers.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun existing in a former state or previous to something else
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Examples
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Mormons do believe in the pre-existence of souls (something that some ancient Christians also believed).
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Or maybe according to your holy book, he was not as good as you in pre-existence?
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Frankly speaking, to reinterpret Jesus' pre-existence away from Hebrews is desperate.
HANDS Across the Godhead? James F. McGrath 2010
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"Frankly speaking, to reinterpret Jesus' pre-existence away from Hebrews is desperate."
HANDS Across the Godhead? James F. McGrath 2010
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He assumes it reflects a view at odds with Jewish monotheism, and that pre-existence implies divinity, and much else that many conservative religious believers would agree with, but scholars cannot assume without discussion.
Mythicism: Microexistence vs. Macroexistence? James F. McGrath 2010
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I argue that pre-existence language which was pervasive in second temple lit. and later was almost in all cases clearly metaphorical.
HANDS Across the Godhead? James F. McGrath 2010
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It never considered the pre-existence of the tool-box genes, thus had no classification under either RM or NS to account for this reality.
Bird Teeth 2008
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Those who were less valiant in pre-existence and who thereby had certain spiritual restrictions imposed upon them during mortality are known to us as the negroes.
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The present status of the negro rests purely and simply on the foundation of pre-existence ....
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In spite of whatever they might have done in the pre-existence to justify being born over there as Chinamen, if they now, in this life accept the gospel and live it the rest of their lives they can have the Priesthood, go to the temple and receive endowments and sealings, and that means they can have exaltation.
Archive 2009-02-08 SeattleDan 2009
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