Definition of "major premise" []

• The premise containing the major term in a syllogism. (noun)

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• "If survival of consciousness is real, and therefore discarnate intention—including the genuine capacity for intelligence, creativity, choice, playfulness, and willfulness—exists after we die, then a major premise of many spiritual philosophies is plausible—that life after death exists."