existential
of or relating to existence: Does climate change pose an existential threat to humanity?
of, relating to, or characteristic of philosophical existentialism; concerned with the nature of human existence as determined by the individual's freely made choices.
Origin of existential
1Other words from existential
- ex·is·ten·tial·ly, adverb
- non·ex·is·ten·tial, adjective
- non·ex·is·ten·tial·ly, adverb
- un·ex·is·ten·tial, adjective
- un·ex·is·ten·tial·ly, adverb
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How to use existential in a sentence
Of course, considering how high the existential stakes seem to be in this election, it’s not out of the question that Biden might be the one who disputes the result.
What If Trump Loses And Won’t Leave? | Geoffrey Skelley (geoffrey.skelley@abc.com) | September 14, 2020 | FiveThirtyEightContinued uncertainty about safety has become an existential threat for individual airlines, and is expected to upend the airline industry as we know it.
American Airlines touts a new tool to combat COVID. But does it really make flying safer? | dzanemorris | August 24, 2020 | FortuneFailure to extend the search deal with Google could have been a potentially existential blow to Mozilla, which has laid off 320 employees since the beginning of the year.
Strange bedfellows Google and Firefox renew their ‘default search’ partnership | Greg Sterling | August 17, 2020 | Search Engine LandWe thought it may go away with the existential crises civilization is facing, but it is definitely a story of City Hall management failure and massive waste of taxpayer funds.
Politics Report: Mara Elliott, Plumber | Scott Lewis and Andrew Keatts | August 1, 2020 | Voice of San DiegoUnder the right conditions, universal human traits like in-group favoritism, existential anxiety and a desire for stability and control combine into a toxic, system-justifying identity politics.
Coronavirus Responses Highlight How Humans Are Hardwired To Dismiss Facts That Don’t Fit Their Worldview | LGBTQ-Editor | July 2, 2020 | No Straight News
I often find myself in the toy aisle, having an existential crisis.
A creeping sense develops that Judy fled not just a stifling culture but a genuine existential threat.
Albert Camus used violence as a means of exploring meaning, or lack thereof, in his existential novels.
Is ‘Satisfaction’ a Love Story That’s Too Real About Sex and Marriage? | David Masciotra | September 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTNo one wants to go through life in a state of moral and existential ambiguity.
Thank Goodness We’ve Got A Plan! Let the War Begin! | Michael Carson | September 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTI had no interest in exploring the philosophical or existential layers of a cartoon show.
It is therefore necessary to differentiate between the Substance of Christianity and its existential-form.
An Interpretation of Rudolf Eucken's Philosophy | W. Tudor JonesThis distinction of indication as existential and implication as conceptual or essential, I owe to Mr. Alfred Sidgwick.
Essays in Experimental Logic | John DeweyMeinong insists upon an existential judgment, a judgment that the object valued is real, as essential to value.
Social Value | B. M. AndersonThey are questions of the existential setting of certain logical distinctions and relations.
Essays in Experimental Logic | John DeweyOne passes at will from existential connexions of things to logical relationship of terms.
Creative Intelligence | John Dewey, Addison W. Moore, Harold Chapman Brown, George H. Mead, Boyd H. Bode, Henry Waldgrave, Stuart James, Hayden Tufts, Horace M. Kallen
British Dictionary definitions for existential
/ (ˌɛɡzɪˈstɛnʃəl) /
of or relating to existence, esp human existence
philosophy pertaining to what exists, and is thus known by experience rather than reason; empirical as opposed to theoretical
logic denoting or relating to a formula or proposition asserting the existence of at least one object fulfilling a given condition; containing an existential quantifier
of or relating to existentialism
Derived forms of existential
- existentially, adverb
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