self-existent
adjective
self-ex·is·tent
ˌself-ig-ˈzi-stənt 
: existing of or by oneself or itself independently of any other being or cause : not caused to exist by someone or something else
a self-existent universe
"… the Judeo-Christian concept of God, which has God as uniquely self-existent."—
William Lane Craig
William Lane Craig
self-existence
noun
plural self-existences
[Jean Paul] Sartre … states that the created entities cannot enjoy autonomy or self-existence because they must depend upon a creator.
—Paul Clavier
Paul Clavier
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“Self-existent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-existent. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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