aseity
|a-se-i-ty|
/ˈeɪsiəti/
self-existence
Etymology
'aseity' originates from Medieval Latin, specifically the word 'aseitas', where 'a se' meant 'from oneself'.
'aseity' changed from the Medieval Latin word 'aseitas' and entered English theological and philosophical usage as the modern English word 'aseity'.
Initially, it meant 'being from oneself (self-existence)', and over time it has retained this core meaning as 'self-existence' or 'independence of existence'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
the quality or state of existing independently of anything else; self-existence.
Philosophers discuss the aseity of an entity that cannot be caused by anything else.
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Noun 2
in theology, the attribute of God meaning that God exists from himself and is not dependent on anything else for existence.
Classical theism affirms the aseity of God: God is not caused or sustained by anything external.
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