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Kierkegaardian

[keer-ki-gahr-dee-uhn, keer-ki-gahr-]

Kier·ke·gaard·i·an

[keer-ki-gahr-dee-uhn, keer-ki-gahr-]
adjective
1.
of, pertaining to, or resembling the philosophy or religious views of Kierkegaard.
noun
2.
an adherent of the views of Kierkegaard.

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Kierkegaardian has a plethora of syllables.
So is antidisestablishmentarianism. Does it mean:
opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.

Origin:
1940–45; Kierkegaard + -ian

Kier·ke·gaard·i·an·ism, noun
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Kierkegaard (ˈkɪəkəˌɡɑːd, Danish ˈkirɡəɡɔːr)
 
n
Søren Aabye (ˈsøːrən ˈɔːby). 1813--55, Danish philosopher and theologian. He rejected organized Christianity and anticipated the existentialists in emphasizing man's moral responsibility and freedom of choice. His works include Either/Or (1843), The Concept of Dread (1844), and The Sickness unto Death (1849)
 
Kierke'gaardian
 
adj

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