Aseity

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Attributes of God in Christianity
Core attributes
Omnibenevolence Omnipotence Omnipresence Omniscience Eternity
Overarching attributes
Aseity Oneness Perfection Trinity
Miscellaneous
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Emotions expressed by God
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Aseity (from Latin a "from" and se "self", plus -ity) is the property by which a being exists of and from itself.^[1] It refers to the monotheistic belief that God does not depend on any cause other than himself for his existence, realization, or end, and has within himself his own reason of existence. This represents God as absolutely independent and self-existent by nature. While commonly discussed in Christian theology, many Jewish and Muslim theologians have also believed God to be independent in this way.^[1] This quality of independence and self-existence has been affirmed under various names by theologians going back to antiquity, though the use of the word 'aseity' began only in the Middle Ages.^[1]