Aseity

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /əˈsiːɪti/

Origin

From a se + -ity.

Full definition of aseity

Noun

1. (theology, metaphysics) Being self-derived, in contrast to being derived from or dependent on another; being self-existent, having independent existence.
• 1902, William James, The Varieties of Religious Experience, Folio Society 2008, p. 374:He is Spiritual, for were He composed of physical parts, some other power would have to combine them into the total, and his aseity would thus be contradicted.