existential

existential
adjective Date: 1693 1. of, relating to, or affirming existence <
existential propositions
>
2. a. grounded in existence or the experience of existence ; empirical b. having being in time and space 3. [translation of Danish eksistentiel & German existential] existentialistexistentially adverb

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  • existential — ► ADJECTIVE 1) relating to existence. 2) Philosophy concerned with existentialism. DERIVATIVES existentially adverb …   English terms dictionary

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  • existential — [[t]e̱gzɪste̱nʃ(ə)l[/t]] 1) ADJ: ADJ n Existential means relating to human existence and experience. [FORMAL] Existential questions requiring religious answers still persist. 2) ADJ: ADJ n You use existential to describe fear, anxiety, and other… …   English dictionary

  • existential — existentially, adv. /eg zi sten sheuhl, ek si /, adj. 1. pertaining to existence. 2. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of existentialism: an existential hero. [1685 95; < LL existentialis relating to existing. See EXISTENCE, AL1] * * * …   Universalium

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