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PRIMUM MOBILE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does primum mobile mean?
• PRIMUM MOBILE (noun)
The noun PRIMUM MOBILE has 1 sense:
1. an agent that is the cause of all things but does not itself have a cause
Familiarity information: PRIMUM MOBILE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An agent that is the cause of all things but does not itself have a cause
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
first cause; prime mover; primum mobile
Context example:
God is the first cause
Hypernyms ("primum mobile" 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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