Word Study
existential
CIDE DICTIONARY
existential, a.
- Having existence. [1913 Webster]
- of or pertaining to, or having the character of, existentialism. [PJC]
- specifying actual existence, rather than only possibility; as, the existential operator. [PJC]"Existentially as well as essentially intelligent." [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
existential, adj.
1 of or relating to existence.
2 Logic (of a proposition etc.) affirming or implying the existence of a thing.
3 Philos. concerned with existence, esp. with human existence as viewed by existentialism.
1 of or relating to existence.
2 Logic (of a proposition etc.) affirming or implying the existence of a thing.
3 Philos. concerned with existence, esp. with human existence as viewed by existentialism.
Derivative
existentially adv.
Etymology
LL existentialis (as EXISTENCE)
THESAURUS
existential
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