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first cause

n

1. a source or cause of something

2. (Christian Religious Writings / Theology) (often capitals) (esp in philosophy) God considered as the uncaused creator of all beings apart from himself

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first cause - an agent that is the cause of all things but does not itself have a cause; "God is the first cause" prime mover, primum mobile causal agency, causal agent, cause - any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results