| NOUN | person | first cause, prime mover, primum mobile | an agent that is the cause of all things but does not itself have a cause |
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| Meaning | An agent that is the cause of all things but does not itself have a cause. | |
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| Example | "God is the first cause" | |
| Synonyms | prime mover, primum mobile | |
| Broader | causal agent, cause, causal agency | Any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results |
| Spanish | causa última, primer motor, primum mobile | |
| Catalan | primum mobile | |
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