Preexistence is an English word with synonyms like being or beingness. Below you'll find 2 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Preexistence in a sentence
Preexistence meaning
- The condition of having existed prior to the current time.
- The existence of a soul in a previous embodiment.
Using Preexistence
- The main meaning on this page is: The condition of having existed prior to the current time. | The existence of a soul in a previous embodiment.
- Useful related words include: being, beingness, existence.
Context around Preexistence
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 0 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Preexistence
- In this selection, "preexistence" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, theory stand out and add context to how "preexistence" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include believed in preexistence and that and to the preexistence theory the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "preexistence" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with preexistence
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
According to the preexistence theory, the soul exists before the moment of conception. (13 words)
Maspero & Mateo Seco, p. 38 Gregory believed that the soul is created simultaneous to the creation of the body (in opposition to Origen, who believed in preexistence ), and that embryos were thus persons. (33 words)
Maspero & Mateo Seco, p. 38 Gregory believed that the soul is created simultaneous to the creation of the body (in opposition to Origen, who believed in preexistence ), and that embryos were thus persons. (33 words)
According to the preexistence theory, the soul exists before the moment of conception. (13 words)
Example sentences (2)
According to the preexistence theory, the soul exists before the moment of conception.
Maspero & Mateo Seco, p. 38 Gregory believed that the soul is created simultaneous to the creation of the body (in opposition to Origen, who believed in preexistence ), and that embryos were thus persons.