prime mover

1. 1.

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

   “God is the first cause”

   Synonymsfirst causeprimum mobile

   Broadercausal agent

Questions about prime mover

What does prime mover mean?

prime mover means "an agent that is the cause of all things but does not itself have a cause".

What is another word for prime mover?

Close synonyms include first cause, primum mobile. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is prime mover a common word?