existential (adj.)

  1. of or as conceived by existentialism; an existential moment of choice'

  2. relating to or dealing with existence (especially with human existence)

  3. 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 ]

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