existential
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adjective \ˌeg-(ˌ)zis-ˈten(t)-shəl, ˌek-(ˌ)sis-\Definition of EXISTENTIAL
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] : existentialist
— ex·is·ten·tial·ly adverb
Examples of EXISTENTIAL
- <child psychologist Bruno Bettelheim believed that fairy tales help children cope with their existential anxieties and dilemmas>
First Known Use of EXISTENTIAL
1693
Related to EXISTENTIAL
- Synonyms
- empirical, experiential, experimental, objective, observational
- Antonyms
- nonempirical, theoretical (also theoretic), unempirical
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