primigenial

primigenial
a) That which is first of all, first born, primary, original.

What difference is there, then, between God and primigenial chaos? ::: Umberto Eco, The Name of the Rose

b) Of or pertaining to that which is first born, primary, original.

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  • Primigenial — Pri mi*ge ni*al, a. First born, or first of all; original; primary. See {Primogenial}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • primigenial — index original (initial), primordial Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • primigenial — /praɪməˈdʒiniəl/ (say pruymuh jeeneeuhl) adjective 1. of a primitive type; primordial. 2. Obsolete first generated or produced. {Latin prīmigenius original + al1} …  

  • primigenial — variant of primogenial …   Useful english dictionary

  • Primigenious — Pri mi*ge ni*ous, Primigenous Pri*mig e*nous, a. [L. primigenus, primigenius. See {Primogeniture}.] First formed or generated; original; primigenial. Bp. Hall. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Primigenous — Primigenious Pri mi*ge ni*ous, Primigenous Pri*mig e*nous, a. [L. primigenus, primigenius. See {Primogeniture}.] First formed or generated; original; primigenial. Bp. Hall. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Primogenial — Pri mo*ge ni*al, a. [See {Primigenial}.] First born, made, or generated; original; primary; elemental; as, primogenial light. Glanvill. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • original — orig·i·nal n 1: that from which a copy or reproduction is made both parties signed the original compare duplicate 2: a work composed firsthand as the product of an author s creativity ◇ A work must be an original in order to obtain a copyright.… …   Law dictionary

  • primordial — I adjective aboriginal, archetypal, basal, basic, beginning, creative, elemental, elementary, first, fundamental, original, primal, primary, prime, primeval, primigenial, primitive, pristine, protogenic, prototypal, rudimentary, underived II… …   Law dictionary

  • LUX — primae diei Creationis opus, ubi triduo, praesens quidem diem, absens vero noctem praestitisset, quarto die Soli indita est, ad ornatum maiorem, et lucem clariorem, tum etiam, ut non solum dies noctesque alternaret, ad quod diei primae lux… …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

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