Cause and First cause

Cause noun - Someone or something responsible for a result.

First cause and cause are semantically related. In some cases you can replace phrase "First cause" with "Cause", this terms are similar.

Nearby Words: caused, causation, causeless, causative, causal

First cause noun - An agent that is the cause of all things but does not itself have a cause.

Cause and first cause are semantically related. You can use "Cause" instead a noun phrase "First cause".