Existing previously. / Preceding existence.

simple past tense and past participle of preexist

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

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of preexist

To exist before something else.

present participle of preexist

Already in existence before something else.

Obsolete form of preexistence.

plural of preexistence

Alternative form of pre-existing condition