What does existence mean?
Definitions for existence
ɪgˈzɪs tənsex·is·tence
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word existence.
Princeton's WordNet
being, beingness, existencenoun
the state or fact of existing
"a point of view gradually coming into being"; "laws in existence for centuries"
universe, existence, creation, world, cosmos, macrocosmnoun
everything that exists anywhere
"they study the evolution of the universe"; "the biggest tree in existence"
Wiktionary
existencenoun
The state of being, existing, or occurring; beinghood.
Most people doubt the existence of the Loch Ness monster.
existencenoun
empirical reality; the substance of the physical universe Dictionary of Philosophy; 1968
Etymology: From existence, from existentia.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Existence, Existencynoun
State of being; actual possession of being.
Etymology: existentia, low Latin.
Nor is only the existency of this animal considerable, but many things delivered thereof. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours, b. iii.
It is impossible any being can be eternal with successive eternal physical changes, or variety of states or manner of existency, naturally and necessarily concomitant unto it. Matthew Hale.
The soul, secur’d in her existence, smiles
At the drawn dagger, and defies its point. Joseph Addison, Cato.When a being is considered as possible, it is said to have an essence or nature: such were all things before the creation. When it is considered as actual, then it is said to have existence also. Isaac Watts, Logick.
ChatGPT
existence
Existence refers to the state or fact of being real or living, having presence in reality or actuality. It can also denote the ability or capacity to continue living or being. Existence is often used in philosophical discussions to contemplate the nature of life, conscious experience, or the universe as a whole.
Webster Dictionary
Existencenoun
the state of existing or being; actual possession of being; continuance in being; as, the existence of body and of soul in union; the separate existence of the soul; immortal existence
Existencenoun
continued or repeated manifestation; occurrence, as of events of any kind; as, the existence of a calamity or of a state of war
Existencenoun
that which exists; a being; a creature; an entity; as, living existences
Etymology: [Cf. F. existence.]
Wikidata
Existence
Existence has been variously defined by sources. In common usage, it is the world one is aware or conscious of through one's senses, and that persists independently in one's absence. Other definitions describe it as everything that 'is', or more simply, everything. Some define it to be everything that most people believe in. Aristotle relates the concept to causality. Ontology is the philosophical study of the nature of being, existence or reality in general, as well as of the basic categories of being and their relations. Traditionally listed as a part of the major branch of philosophy known as metaphysics, ontology deals with questions concerning what entities exist or can be said to exist, and how such entities can be grouped, related within a hierarchy, and subdivided according to similarities and differences. A lively debate continues about the existence of God. Epistemology studies criteria of truth, defining "primary truths" inherently accepted in the investigation of knowledge. The first is existence. It is inherent in every analysis. Its self-evident, a priori nature cannot be consistently doubted, since a person objecting to existence according to some standard of proof must implicitly accept the standard's existence as a premise.
The Roycroft Dictionary
existence
1. A metaphysical term which originally meant joy, but which since the beginning of the Christian era has come to mean pain. 2. To be (used only in the phrase "to be damned"). 3. Merely to live, without eating or drinking. (In London, Paris and New York, this phenomenon is quite common.)
Editors Contribution
existencenoun
The fact or state of living or having objective reality. Continued survival. A way of living. Any of a person's supposed current, future, or past lives on this earth. A being or entity. All that matters. 1.) Exodus outside of Egypt when God ingrained Israel to us for redeeming covenants on earth.
Existence is a person, place, and thing; future, pass, and right now for the believers of the Most High and the Messiah.
Etymology: Truth in matter
Submitted by Tehorah_Elyon on March 28, 2024
existence
To exist.
Existence is the reality of to exist.
Submitted by MaryC on January 18, 2020
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'existence' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1534
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'existence' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4203
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'existence' in Nouns Frequency: #713
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of existence in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of existence in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of existence in a Sentence
They have been in existence for quite a while, long before Carson even started showing up in the state. That longevity gives them an advantage, because for a long time, it was people's only way to contact anyone in the Carson orbit, so people are used to dealing with them, i think the big problem is that campaign is going to be in the dark about what the PAC is doing. For example, does the PAC have someone lined up to speak at my caucus or does the campaign? What if there are two people who think they are going to do it, or worse, nobody? Caucus campaigns require a lot of attention to detail, so extra hands in the kitchen on caucus night could make things messy in a hurry.
Although the PA causes a lot of problems to Israel… we have much more profits from the existence of the PA than from its vanishing.
For whatever deserves to exist deserves also to be known, for knowledge is the image of existence, and things mean and splendid exist alike.
This is the longest period of time that the Capitol has not been accessible to the American people generally in the history of its existence.
God is the ultimate philosophical questioner, the one who asks the logically paradoxical ultimate philosophical question about the nature of his own existence.
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- وجود, كيانArabic
- існава́нне, быццёBelarusian
- битие, съществу́ванеBulgarian
- existènciaCatalan, Valencian
- existence, bytíCzech
- asdChuvash
- eksistensDanish
- Existenz, SeinGerman
- ύπαρξηGreek
- ekzisto, ekzistadoEsperanto
- existenciaSpanish
- olemasoluEstonian
- هستیPersian
- olemassaoloFinnish
- existenceFrench
- existenciaGalician
- קיוםHebrew
- अस्तित्व, sthiti, astitvaHindi
- lét, létezésHungarian
- գոյությունArmenian
- existentiaInterlingua
- eksistensiIndonesian
- esistenzaItalian
- 存在Japanese
- არსებობისGeorgian
- អត្ថិភាព, ភាពគង់មានKhmer
- 존재, 存在Korean
- بوونKurdish
- esseLatin
- egzistavimas, egzistencijaLithuanian
- esamība, pastāvēšana, eksistenceLatvian
- tauorangaMāori
- постоење, битиеMacedonian
- voorkomen, bestaanDutch
- tilværelse, eksistensNorwegian
- egzystencja, istnieniePolish
- existênciaPortuguese
- существова́ние, бытие́Russian
- postojanje, постојање, битисање, bitisanje, egzistencija, егзистенцијаSerbo-Croatian
- bytie, existenciaSlovak
- obstoj, bitjeSlovene
- existensSwedish
- இருப்புTamil
- ชีพThai
- varlıkTurkish
- буття́, існува́нняUkrainian
- وجودUrdu
- sự tồn tạiVietnamese
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