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1. beings

   In metaphysics, ontology is the philosophical study of being, as well as related concepts such as existence, becoming, and reality. Ontology addresses questions like how entities are grouped into categories and which of these entities exist on the most fundamental level. Ontologists often try to determine what the categories or highest kinds are and how they form a system of categories that encompasses the classification of all entities. Commonly proposed categories include substances, properties, relations, states of affairs and events. These categories are characterized by fundamental ontological concepts, including particularity and universality, abstractness and concreteness, or possibility and necessity. Of special interest is the concept of ontological dependence, which determines whether the entities of a category exist on the most fundamental level. Disagreements within ontology are often about whether entities belonging to a certain category exist and, if so, how they are related to other entities.When used as a countable noun, the words ontology and ontologies refer not to the science of being but to theories within the science of being. Ontological theories can be divided into various types according to their theoretical commitments. Monocategorical ontologies hold that there is only one basic category, but polycategorical ontologies rejected this view. Hierarchical ontologies assert that some entities exist on a more fundamental level and that other entities depend on them. Flat ontologies, on the other hand, deny such a privileged status to any entity.

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1. beings

   Plural form of the word being.

   There was one being in the room and another three beings joined after to create a team.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on November 24, 2015  

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Beings' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4295

Anagrams for Beings »

1. begins

2. binges

3. sigben

How to pronounce Beings?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Beings in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Beings in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of Beings in a Sentence

1. Brett Bodiford:

   Different times throughout this experience she has shown a faith that I've only tried to reach, [Her prognosis] is tragic and heartbreaking and not easy -- we are emotional beings, so it hurts. But she has hope in what’s going to be.

2. Ghislaine Maxwell:

   She was talking about humans as if they were disposable, for the purpose of sex, i was just furious. And I was fed up. I did not spot the red flags, but I did react very negatively. The fact that she was speaking about human beings in this horrible way was very offensive to me. But again, I thought she was discussing consensual adults here.

3. Pia Sundhage:

   Look at Formiga. We shouldn’t think it is over for them, no, the way they play, they way they behave in the group as human beings ... it is very encouraging. They can play many matches.

4. Helen Prejean:

   He connected hope to the way Jesus talked about the kingdom of God, of our collaboration with people who are suffering now, that's what Pope Francis is doing. One week after he became Pope, he was in a prison washing the feet of prisoners. It's solidarity with all human beings.

5. Michael Weiss:

   It's just another addition to the sick and twisted annals of the way ISIS treats human beings.

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References

1. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beings