PRIME MOVER

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An agent that is the cause of all things but does not itself have a cause

Example:

God is the first cause

Synonyms:

first cause; prime mover; primum mobile

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("prime mover" is a kind of...):

causal agency; causal agent; cause (any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results)

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