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PRIME MOVER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An agent that is the cause of all things but does not itself have a cause
Example:
God is the first cause
Synonyms:
first cause; prime mover; primum mobile
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("prime mover" is a kind of...):
causal agency; causal agent; cause (any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results)