preexistence

noun
/ˌpriːɪɡˈzɪstəns/

Meaning

the state of existing before something else

Example Sentences

Philosophers often debated the preexistence of the soul.

Synonyms

prior existence, antecedence, prelife

Antonyms

nonexistence, extinction

Collocations

preexistence of the soul, preexistence theory

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