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aseitas

Syllables: a·se·i·tas/eɪˈsiːɪˌtæs/

aseitas is the alternative form of aseity.

Meaning of aseity

Noun

aseity (countable and uncountable, plural aseities)

  1. (metaphysics, usually ascribed to deity) The attribute of being entirely self-derived, in contrast to being derived from or dependent on another; the quality of having within oneself the entire reason for one's being; utter independent self-existence and self-sustenance.
    • He is Spiritual, for were He composed of physical parts, some other power would have to combine them into the total, and his aseity would thus be contradicted.1902, William James, “Lecture XVIII: Philosophy”, in The Varieties of Religious Experience: A Study in Human Nature […] , New York, N.Y.; London: Longmans, Green, and Co. […], →OCLC, page 439

Forms of aseitas

pluralaseitates

Origin of aseitas

Borrowed from Medieval Latin asēitās.

Questions about aseitas

What is aseitas the alternative form of?
Aseitas is the alternative form of aseity.
How do you pronounce aseitas?
Aseitas is pronounced /eɪˈsiːɪˌtæs/.

Words near aseitas in the dictionary

  1. asegmental
  2. aseismatic
  3. aseismic
  4. aseismically
  5. aseismicity
  6. aseitas
  7. aseitates
  8. aseities
  9. aseitous
  10. aseity
  11. aselizumab

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