Monday 4 April 2016

existential - Word of the Day - 04/04/16

existential


adjective

Pronunciation


ex·is·ten·tial  \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 /the experience of existence/ empirical
   b  -  having being in time and space

Example


Child psychologist Bruno Bettelheim believed that fairy tales help children cope with their existential anxieties and dilemmas,
Logic (Of a proposition) affirming or implying the existence of a thing.

Philosophy Concerned with existence, especially human existence as viewed in the theories of existentialism.

Origin


Late 17th century: from late Latin existentialis, from existentia (see existence). First known use 1693.

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