1
[ adjective ] existing previously or before something

Examples

"variations on pre-existent musical themes"

Related terms

antecedent

2
[ adjective ] existing previously or before something

Used in print

(Jaroslav Pelikan, The Shape of Death: life, death and...)

Existence is created and willed by God and is not the consequence of a pre-existent rebellion or of a cosmic descent from eternity into history .

Related terms

antecedent

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