Definition of EXISTENCE. Meaning of EXISTENCE. Synonyms of EXISTENCE

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Definition of EXISTENCE

Existence
Existence Ex*ist"ence, n. [Cf. F. existence.] 1. The state of existing or being; actual possession of being; continuance in being; as, the existence of body and of soul in union; the separate existence of the soul; immortal existence. The main object of our existence. --Lubbock. 2. Continued or repeated manifestation; occurrence, as of events of any kind; as, the existence of a calamity or of a state of war. The existence therefore, of a phenomenon, is but another word for its being perceived, or for the inferred possibility of perceiving it. --J. S. Mill. 3. That which exists; a being; a creature; an entity; as, living existences.

Meaning of EXISTENCE from wikipedia

- Existence is the state of having being or reality in contrast to nonexistence and nonbeing. Existence is often contrasted with essence: the essence of...
- The existence of God is a subject of debate in the philosophy of religion and theology. A wide variety of arguments for and against the existence of God...
- Pre-existence, premortal existence, beforelife, or life before birth, is the belief that each individual human soul existed before mortal conception, and...
- In Existence is an album by English new-age musician Phil Sawyer under the artistic name Beautiful World. Notes: 1 lyrics in Swahili 2 lyrics in English...
- The concept of the struggle for existence (or struggle for life) concerns the competition or battle for resources needed to live. It can refer to human...
- Look up existence or existential in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Existence is a philosophical concept in metaphysics and ontology. Existence may also...
- pertains to the inherent significance or philosophical meaning of living or existence in general. There is no consensus on a definitive answer, and thinking...
- Profane Existence is a Minneapolis-based anarcho-punk collective. Established in 1989, the collective publishes a nationally known zine (also called Profane...
- Existence is the debut album by the British thrash metal band Xentrix. it was released on 18 September 1989 through R/C Records. Shattered Existence would...
- In mathematics, an existence theorem is a theorem which ****erts the existence of a certain object. It might be a statement which begins with the phrase...