preexistence

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The second sort of preexistence is the preexistence of time, and that has no beginning.

From Some Answered Questions by `Abdu'l-Bahá

He was like some one lying in twilit, formless preexistence, and stretching out his hands lovingly towards many-coloured, many-sounding life. 

From Merry Men by Stevenson, Robert Louis

The preexistence of Christ, and his rank as God, is now openly avowed.

From The Christ Of Paul Or, The Enigmas of Christianity by Reber, George

How can utter nothingness gallop its steed in the field of preexistence, or a fleeting shadow reach to the everlasting sun?

From The Seven Valleys and the Four Valleys by Bahá'u'lláh

To "regulate" admits or affirms the preexistence of the thing to be regulated.

From A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 4, part 3: James Knox Polk by Richardson, James D. (James Daniel)