Main Entry:

ex·is·ten·tial

Pronunciation:

\ˌeg-(ˌ)zis-ˈten(t)-shəl, ˌek-(ˌ)sis-\

Function:

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 space3 [translation of Danish eksistentiel & German existential] : existentialist

— ex·is·ten·tial·ly adverb