self-subsistent
tənt adjective
1.
subsisting, existing, or continuing in existence.
2.
inherent: subsistent qualities of character.
noun
3.
Philosophy. something that exists necessarily as opposed to contingent existence in space and time.
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| —vb | |
| 1. | ( |
| 2. | to continue in existence |
| 3. | ( |
| 4. | philosophy |
| a. to exist as a concept or relation rather than a fact | |
| b. to be conceivable | |
| 5. | obsolete (tr) to provide with support |
| [C16: from Latin subsistere to stand firm, from sub- up + sistere to make a stand] | |
| sub'sistent | |
| —adj | |
| sub'sister | |
| —n | |
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