pre-exist
Already be there
To pre-exist is to exist before something else—typically before a particular event, condition, or point in time.
The term appears often in insurance and medical contexts: a pre-existing condition is one that was present before coverage began.
In theology, souls or divine beings may pre-exist their earthly incarnation.
Come or go first
- antedateCome before chronologically
- predateExist earlier than
- priorExisting before another
- anteriorSituated toward the front
antecedent · forerunner · predecessor · before · earlier · former · previous · preexisting
Lasting without end
- timelessUnaffected by eras
- a prioriIndependent of experience
- innateExisting since birth
- inherentExisting as essential part
intrinsic · essence · ontology · metaphysical · transcendental · immutable · platonic · uncreated
Lasting without end
- soulInnermost animating essence
- divineOf or from gods
- creationMaking something exist
- incarnationQuality given bodily presence
logos · immortal · spirit · heaven · reincarnation · transmigration · afterlife · predestination
precede
Come or go first
anterior · antecedent · forerunner · predecessor · before · earlier · former · previous · preexisting · precursor
eternal
Lasting without end
inherent · intrinsic · essence · ontology · metaphysical · transcendental · immutable · platonic · uncreated · necessary
eternal
Lasting without end
incarnation · logos · immortal · spirit · heaven · reincarnation · transmigration · afterlife · predestination · omnipresent
pre-existent, pre-existing, exist, exists, existed, existing, existence, existent, existential