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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Self-existent

· Self·-ex·ist·ent · IPA /ˌsɛlfɛɡzˈɪstənt/
01 a. Existing of or by himself, independent of any other being or cause; -- as, God is the only self-existent being.
  1. 1.
    Existing of or by himself, independent of any other being or cause; -- as, God is the only self-existent being.