Existential - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Existential :  adj
1: derived from experience or the experience of existence; "the rich experiential content of the teachings of the older philosophers"- Benjamin Farrington; "formal logicians are not concerned with existential matters"- John Dewey [syn: experiential]
2: of or as conceived by existentialism; "an existential moment of choice"
3: relating to or dealing with existence (especially with human existence)

Based on WordNet 2.0

Existential : \Ex`is*ten"tial\, a. Having existence. [Archaic] --Bp. Barlow. --{Ex`is*ten"tial*ly, adv. [Archaic]

Existentially as well as essentially intelligent. --Colerige.

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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