Bible Dictionaries
Preexistence

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) Existence in a former state, or previous to something else.

(2):

(n.) Existence of the soul before its union with the body; - a doctrine held by certain philosophers.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Preexistence'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/preexistence.html. 1828.