preexistent

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De Creeft believes that a sculpture, like the chicken in the egg, is partially "preexistent" in the shape of the block, the grain, the texture.

From Time Magazine Archive

From Thine ancient treasury confer a new being and animus, and from Thy preexistent abode assist them to attain to new confirmations.

From The Promulgation of Universal Peace by `Abdu'l-Bahá

Our author is himself a devout believer in a preexistent Christ, and he recognizes some rays of Christ's light in Buddha and in Confucius.

From A Tour of the Missions Observations and Conclusions by Strong, Augustus Hopkins

Verily, she is a leaf that hath sprung from this preexistent Root.

From Bahíyyih Khánum by Baha'i World Centre

This latter method seems to ignore the relation of Scripture to Christ, and to proceed in its investigations as if there were no preexistent Christ to furnish its principle.

From A Tour of the Missions Observations and Conclusions by Strong, Augustus Hopkins