先せん在ざい

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

pre-existence

Primarily a technical term in philosophy and theology, referring to the existence of the soul or an entity before its current form. Not used in everyday conversation.

• プラトンの哲てつ学がくでは、魂たましいの先せん在ざいが説とかれている。

  In Plato's philosophy, the pre-existence of the soul is argued.