preexistence

About 0.08 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun The condition of having existed prior to the current time.
2. noun The existence of a soul in a previous embodiment.

Similar words

preexistency anteriority beforeness preexistentism predecessorship antecedence prevenience preoccurrence preexisting condition prehistory

Often followed by

of and in is as to or was with

Word family

preexistences preexistent