primum mobile (Meaning)

Wordnet

primum mobile (n)

an agent that is the cause of all things but does not itself have a cause

No Synonyms and anytonyms found

In medieval cosmology, the primum mobile was believed to be the outermost sphere in the geocentric model of the universe.
The primum mobile was thought to impart motion to all the lower celestial spheres in the Ptolemaic system.
Philosophers and astronomers of the Middle Ages pondered the nature and influence of the primum mobile on the cosmos.
The primum mobile was considered the source of the unending motion that governed the heavens according to medieval thought.
Some theologians associated the primum mobile with divine will, seeing it as the mechanism by which God's plan was enacted in the universe.
The concept of the primum mobile played a central role in medieval discussions of cosmology and the nature of reality.
Scholars debated whether the primum mobile was a physical entity or a metaphysical principle governing celestial motion.
The primum mobile was envisioned as a perfect, immutable sphere that encircled the universe, driving the movement of the celestial bodies.
Medieval astronomers sought to understand the intricacies of the primum mobile to refine their models of the cosmos.
Despite its prominence in medieval cosmology, the concept of the primum mobile eventually gave way to more accurate descriptions of celestial motion with the advancement of astronomy.

an agent that is the cause of all things but does not itself have a cause

No synonyms found.

No antonyms found.

In medieval cosmology, the primum mobile was believed to be the outermost sphere in the geocentric model of the universe.

The primum mobile was thought to impart motion to all the lower celestial spheres in the Ptolemaic system.

Philosophers and astronomers of the Middle Ages pondered the nature and influence of the primum mobile on the cosmos.

The primum mobile was considered the source of the unending motion that governed the heavens according to medieval thought.