First Cause

noun

Theology.

God.

first cause

noun

a source or cause of something
often capitals (esp in philosophy) God considered as the uncaused creator of all beings apart from himself

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Word History and Origins

Origin of First Cause¹

First recorded in 1895–1900

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Example Sentences

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The differences in density first cause stars to collide and merge.

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“Our main and first cause, the mother of all causes, the Palestinian issue, will be at the heart of our concerns and our main priority,” Tebboune said.

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West Antarctica “is what will first cause big problems for everyone with sea level rise,” he said.

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Kerry’s first cause after returning from fighting in the Vietnam War was activism for the first Earth Day, in 1970, he says.

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Many Saudis have responded to the “Not My Cause” hashtag by posting pictures of King Salman, with his quote: “The Palestinian cause is our first cause”.

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first-born first-cause argument

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