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Rareexistentialism
The correct spelling is existentialism.
How to pronounce existentialism
noun
IPA: /ˌɛɡzɪˈstɛnʃəlɪzəm/
Say it like: Exi-ste-ntia-lis-m
The correct spelling is existentialism. (not countable) A twentieth-century philosophical movement emphasizing the uniqueness of each human existence in freely making its self-defining choices. For example: "The heyday of existentialism occurred in the mid-twentieth century."
Usage Examples
“The heyday of existentialism occurred in the mid-twentieth century.”
“Sartre's existentialism is atheistic, but the existentialism of Marcel is distinctly Christian.”
Definition
noun
- 1.(not countable) A twentieth-century philosophical movement emphasizing the uniqueness of each human existence in freely making its self-defining choices.
- 2.The philosophical views of a particular thinker associated with the existentialist movement.
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