uncreated

adjective

un·​cre·​at·​ed ˌən-krē-ˈā-təd How to pronounce uncreated (audio)
1
: not existing by creation : eternal, self-existent
2
: not yet created

Examples of uncreated in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Moral and laws are not created out of the rub and wear of men and societies but are things innate, uncreated, immutable, absolute and simple; and human relations arise out of them. Dan McLaughlin, National Review, 6 Feb. 2024 James Joyce’s Stephen Dedalus promised to forge in the smithy of his soul the uncreated conscience of his race; less Parnassian than Dedalus but just as angry as Joyce, O’Toole tells the story of how his race, at last breaking the fetters of religion and superstition, created its own conscience. James Wood, The New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2022

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Word History

First Known Use

circa 1549, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of uncreated was circa 1549

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“Uncreated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uncreated. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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uncreated

adjective
un·​cre·​at·​ed ˌən-krē-ˈāt-əd How to pronounce uncreated (audio)
1
: not occurring by creation : eternal
2
: not yet created
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