existentialism

ˌɛɡzɪˈstɛnʃəlɪzəm

Definition

Definition of existentialism - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

philosophy

TECH.

philosophy focusing on individual freedom and choice

TECH.

Existentialism argues that individuals create their own meaning.
Existentialism explores the concept of free will.
Many students find existentialism intriguing in philosophy class.

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Origin of existentialism

French, existentialisme (existence + philosophy)

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existential

adj.

philosophy

of or relating to existentialism

depersonalization

existentialism

sense of being an anonymous part of a system

existentialist

adj.

philosophy

related to the philosophy of existentialism

bad faith

existentialism

denial of one's freedom of will

existentialist anarchist

adj.

philosophy

relating to a philosophy combining existentialism and anarchism

Dostoevskian

adj.

existentialism

depicting intense existential themes

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French:existentialisme, ...
German:Existentialismus, ...
Italian:esistenzialismo, ...
Spanish:existencialismo, ...
Portuguese:existencialismo, ...
Chinese:存在主义, ...
Japanese:実存主義, ...
Arabic:الوُجُودِيَّة, ...
Hebrew:אֶקְזִיסְטֶנְצִיָּאלִיזְם, ...
Russian:экзистенциализм, ...
Ukrainian:екзистенціалізм, ...
Hindi:अस्तित्ववाद, ...
Bengali:অস্তিত্ববাদ, ...
Catalan:existencialisme, ...
Czech:existencialismus, ...
Danish:eksistentialisme, ...
Dutch:existentialisme, ...
Greek:υπαρξισμός, ...
Hungarian:egzisztencializmus, ...
Khmer:អត្ថិភាពនិយម, ...
Korean:실존주의, ...
Persian:اگزیستانسیالیسم, ...
Polish:egzystencjalizm, ...
Portuguese (BR):existencialismo, ...
Romanian:existențialism, ...
Swedish:existentialism, ...
Thai:อัตถิภาวนิยม, ...
Turkish:varoluşçuluk, ...
Vietnamese:chủ nghĩa hiện sinh, ...

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Definition of existentialism - Reverso English Dictionary

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