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
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
The truth will activate directly the preexistent action model, which is in this case to flee.
From The Brain, A Decoded Enigma by Moisa, Dorin Teodor
The characteristics which distinguish our age from all others are the very ones which have been found so destructive to preexistent civilizations.
From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 3, March, 1864 Devoted to Literature and National Policy by Various
They would also learn, with Peter, that Scripture is the work and word of the preexistent Christ.
From A Tour of the Missions Observations and Conclusions by Strong, Augustus Hopkins
