uncreated
- adjective
- /ˌʌnˈkriːtɪd/
- Formal
- The concept of the uncreated God is central to many philosophical discussions about existence.
- uncreated God
- uncreated light
- uncreated grace
It forms the uncreated conscience of our race.
- It forms the uncreated conscience of our race.
Examples
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For this reason, Palamas logically concluded the "uncreated grace of God."
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To put it in a word, let it worship the uncreated God...
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The vision of uncreated light is practiced today by the monks of the Orthodox Church.
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But uncreated knowledge is sufficient for the understanding which pertains to the hypostasis or person of Christ.
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According to Simeon, the believer can unite with God to see the divine and uncreated light in one's heart.
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In our human experience, we enter into the inner mysteries of the divine, uncreated energies, and, in the vision of the divine light, we participate and commune with the divine gifts.
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Monks often seek enlightenment through contemplation of the uncreated light that signifies divine presence.
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Philosophers have long debated the nature of the uncreated, pondering its implications for our understanding of reality.
Synonyms
Having no clear cause or reason
Has no cause or maker
Existing without being born or made by something
Having no start and lasting forever
Surface Forms
Morphology
uncreated = created (transparent) = un + create + ed
Formed by straightforward negation (un-) applied to 'created' (past participle/adjective), so the meaning is directly 'not created'.
Etymology
Uncreated comes from the parts un- 'not' and create 'to make'. So, it means 'not made' and is often used for things thought to exist without a maker, for example an eternal God who has no origin.