HyperDic: first_cause

English > 1 sense of the expression first cause:
NOUNperson first cause, prime mover, primum mobilean agent that is the cause of all things but does not itself have a cause
English > first cause: 1 sense > noun 1, person
MeaningAn agent that is the cause of all things but does not itself have a cause.
Example"God is the first cause"
Synonymsprime mover, primum mobile
Broadercausal agent, cause, causal agencyAny entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results
Spanishcausa última, primer motor, primum mobile
Catalanprimum mobile

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