Causal Agent

Of physical entity.   May also be referred to as causal agency and cause.

Any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results.

This concept's ID is @1~116

Occult

  • occult 3 facts

    Supernatural forces and events and beings collectively; "She doesn't believe in the supe...

  • theurgy 0 facts

    The effect of supernatural or divine intervention in human affairs.

  • destiny 0 facts

    The ultimate agency regarded as predetermining the course of events (often personified as...

Also contains

  • person 405 facts

    A human being; "there was too much for one person to do".

  • agent 24 facts

    A substance that exerts some force or effect.

  • agent 19 facts

    An active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect; "their research uncovered...

  • operator 11 facts

    An agent that operates some apparatus or machine; "the operator of the switchboard".

  • danger 3 facts

    A cause of pain or injury or loss; "he feared the dangers of traveling by air".

  • force 3 facts

    One possessing or exercising power or influence or authority; "the mysterious presence of...

  • vital principle 1 facts

    A hypothetical force to which the functions and qualities peculiar to living things...

  • catalyst 0 facts

    Something that causes an important event to happen; "the invasion acted as a catalyst to...

  • engine 0 facts

    Something used to achieve a purpose; "an engine of change".

  • nature 0 facts

    A causal agent creating and controlling things in the universe; "the laws of nature"; "nature...

  • deus ex machina 0 facts

    Any active agent who appears unexpectedly to solve an insoluble difficulty.

  • first cause 0 facts

    An agent that is the cause of all things but does not itself have a cause; "God is the...

  • killer 0 facts

    The causal agent resulting in death; "heart disease is the biggest killer in the United ...