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Noun: primum mobile  'pree-mūm 'mow-bi`ley
  1. An agent that is the cause of all things but does not itself have a cause
    "God is the primum mobile"
    - first cause, prime mover

Derived forms: primum mobiles

Type of: causal agency, causal agent, cause

Nearest

primrose path
primula
Primula auricula
Primula elatior
Primula polyantha
Primula sinensis
Primula veris
Primula vulgaris
Primulaceae
Primulales
primum mobile
Primus
primus
Primus stove
prince
Prince Albert
Prince Albert yew
Prince Albert's yew
Prince Charles
prince charming
prince consort