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Existence Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Existence
(n.)
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.
(n.)
That which exists; a being; a creature; an entity; as, living existences.
(n.)
Continued or repeated manifestation; occurrence, as of events of any kind; as, the existence of a calamity or of a state of war.
(n.)
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.
(n.)
That which exists; a being; a creature; an entity; as, living existences.
(n.)
Continued or repeated manifestation; occurrence, as of events of any kind; as, the existence of a calamity or of a state of war.
| WordNet 2.0 |
existence
Noun
1. the state or fact of existing; "a point of view gradually coming into being"; "laws in existence for centuries"
(synonym) being, beingness
(antonym) nonexistence, nonentity
(hypernym) state
(hyponym) actuality
(attribute) existent, existing
(derivation) exist, be
2. everything that exists anywhere; "they study the evolution of the universe"; "the biggest tree in existence"
(synonym) universe, creation, world, cosmos, macrocosm
(hypernym) natural object
(hyponym) closed universe
(member-meronym) galaxy, extragalactic nebula
(part-meronym) celestial body, heavenly body
Noun
1. the state or fact of existing; "a point of view gradually coming into being"; "laws in existence for centuries"
(synonym) being, beingness
(antonym) nonexistence, nonentity
(hypernym) state
(hyponym) actuality
(attribute) existent, existing
(derivation) exist, be
2. everything that exists anywhere; "they study the evolution of the universe"; "the biggest tree in existence"
(synonym) universe, creation, world, cosmos, macrocosm
(hypernym) natural object
(hyponym) closed universe
(member-meronym) galaxy, extragalactic nebula
(part-meronym) celestial body, heavenly body
| The Devil's Dictionary |
EXISTENCE
Existence, (n.)
A transient, horrible, fantastic dream,
Wherein is nothing yet all things do seem:
From which we're wakened by a friendly nudge
Of our bedfellow Death, and cry: "O fudge!"
Existence, (n.)
A transient, horrible, fantastic dream,
Wherein is nothing yet all things do seem:
From which we're wakened by a friendly nudge
Of our bedfellow Death, and cry: "O fudge!"
| hEnglish - advanced version |
existence
existence
\ex*ist"ence\ (?), n. [cf. f. existence.]
1. 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. the main object of our existence.
2. continued or repeated manifestation; occurrence, as of events of any kind; as, the existence of a calamity or of a state of war. the existence therefore, of a phenomenon, is but another word for its being perceived, or for the inferred possibility of perceiving it. s. mill.
3. that which exists; a being; a creature; an entity; as, living existences.
existence
n
1. the state or fact of existing: "a point of view gradually coming into being"; "laws in existence for centuries" [syn: being, beingness]
[ant: nonexistence, nonbeing]
2. everything that exists anywhere; "they study the evolution of the universe"; "the biggest tree in existence" [syn: universe, creation, world, cosmos, macrocosm]
similar words(1)
timeless existence
existence
\ex*ist"ence\ (?), n. [cf. f. existence.]
1. 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. the main object of our existence.
2. continued or repeated manifestation; occurrence, as of events of any kind; as, the existence of a calamity or of a state of war. the existence therefore, of a phenomenon, is but another word for its being perceived, or for the inferred possibility of perceiving it. s. mill.
3. that which exists; a being; a creature; an entity; as, living existences.
existence
n
1. the state or fact of existing: "a point of view gradually coming into being"; "laws in existence for centuries" [syn: being, beingness]
[ant: nonexistence, nonbeing]
2. everything that exists anywhere; "they study the evolution of the universe"; "the biggest tree in existence" [syn: universe, creation, world, cosmos, macrocosm]
similar words(1)
timeless existence
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existence
Possession or continuance of being.
Possession or continuance of being.
| English Phonetics |
| JM Welsh <=> English Dictionary |
Bodolaeth
Bodolaeth = n. existence
Bodolaeth = n. existence
Bywyd
Bywyd = life, existence
Dihanfod
Dihanfod = a. without existence
Elfod
Elfod = n. intellectual existence
Hanfod
Hanfod = n. existence, being, v. to become existent; to proceed; to exist
Rhagfod
Rhagfod = n. prior existence
Existence Definition from Religion & Spirituality Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Rakefet |
Existence
Existence [from Latin exsisto standing forth, emerging] Although often used interchangeably with being, in theosophy being refers to abstract continuity in spirit, while existence means the phenomenal manifestation of an entity in the phenomenal worlds. Therefore being is the noumenon and existence is the phenomenon. Hence one can speak of the causes of existence (nidanas), or of all existences being dissolved. The Absolute, a cosmic hierarch, is defined with equal appropriateness as absolute existence and as non-existence. Non-existence is described as absolute being, existence, and consciousness (SD 1:39). Fichte makes a proper distinction between being (Seyn) and existence (Daseyn), the former being the noumenal One, and the latter the phenomenal manifold through which the One is known.
Existence [from Latin exsisto standing forth, emerging] Although often used interchangeably with being, in theosophy being refers to abstract continuity in spirit, while existence means the phenomenal manifestation of an entity in the phenomenal worlds. Therefore being is the noumenon and existence is the phenomenon. Hence one can speak of the causes of existence (nidanas), or of all existences being dissolved. The Absolute, a cosmic hierarch, is defined with equal appropriateness as absolute existence and as non-existence. Non-existence is described as absolute being, existence, and consciousness (SD 1:39). Fichte makes a proper distinction between being (Seyn) and existence (Daseyn), the former being the noumenal One, and the latter the phenomenal manifold through which the One is known.
Existence Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Theological and Philosophical Biography and Dictionary |
Existence
The assertion that a thing is, not what it is as a concept of essence. For existentialists, existence is mere consciousness and precedes essence. It is like a man who finds himself existing and then by a deliberate choice and act becomes essence. See Authentic existence ; Struggle for existence ; and Self-existence
The assertion that a thing is, not what it is as a concept of essence. For existentialists, existence is mere consciousness and precedes essence. It is like a man who finds himself existing and then by a deliberate choice and act becomes essence. See Authentic existence ; Struggle for existence ; and Self-existence
| Kant Glossary |
EXISTENCE
[A171/B220] Kant writes that the Analogies of Experience are concerned "with the existence of...appearances and their relation to one another in respect of existence....Since existence cannot be constructed, the principles can apply only to the relations of existence, and can yield only regulative principles. We cannot, therefore, expect either axioms or anticipations" about the existence of appearances. Perhaps Kant means something like this: According to him, our knowledge of existence is limited to knowledge of the relations among "given" objects. We can only apply a coherence criterion of existence, that is, analyze relations obtaining among given appearances and conclude that some are actual and others are not. Apart from the bare knowledge that they must exist in some sense, we cannot know anything about the existence of either the "transcendental object=x" which an appearance represents, nor about the "affecting objects" which" provoke the receptivity into producing intuitions--about things beyond the transcendentally ideal realm of appearances, we can have knowledge neither about what things exist nor about why they exist. Thus: (A226/B274) "Our knowledge of the existence of things reaches...only so far as perception and its advance according to empirical laws can extend".
[A171/B220] Kant writes that the Analogies of Experience are concerned "with the existence of...appearances and their relation to one another in respect of existence....Since existence cannot be constructed, the principles can apply only to the relations of existence, and can yield only regulative principles. We cannot, therefore, expect either axioms or anticipations" about the existence of appearances. Perhaps Kant means something like this: According to him, our knowledge of existence is limited to knowledge of the relations among "given" objects. We can only apply a coherence criterion of existence, that is, analyze relations obtaining among given appearances and conclude that some are actual and others are not. Apart from the bare knowledge that they must exist in some sense, we cannot know anything about the existence of either the "transcendental object=x" which an appearance represents, nor about the "affecting objects" which" provoke the receptivity into producing intuitions--about things beyond the transcendentally ideal realm of appearances, we can have knowledge neither about what things exist nor about why they exist. Thus: (A226/B274) "Our knowledge of the existence of things reaches...only so far as perception and its advance according to empirical laws can extend".
Existence Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Existence Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Existence
The study of existence is a branch of philosophy known as ontology.
Many questions arise concerning existence. Is what we experience and observe all there is to existence? Do abstract ideas, such as virtue, exist? Is existence orderly and knowable or chaotic and unknowable? Does there exist an external reality that is completely ontologically independent of our conceptual schemes, linguistic practices, and beliefs?
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