Aseity
existence originating from and having no source other than itself.
noun
(philosophy) existence derived from itself, having no other source
n.
“being by itself,” 1690s, from Medieval Latin aseitas “state of being by itself,” from Latin a “from” + se “oneself” (see suicide).
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