Advertisement

existentialist

1945 (n.); 1946 (adj.), from French existentialiste, from existentialisme (1940); see existentialism. Related: Existentialistic.

Entries related to existentialist

Others are reading

Advertisement
Definitions of existentialist from WordNet
1
existentialist (n.)
a philosopher who emphasizes freedom of choice and personal responsibility but who regards human existence in a hostile universe as unexplainable;
Synonyms: existentialist philosopher / existential philosopher
2
existentialist (adj.)
relating to or involving existentialism;
existentialist movement
the existentialist character of his ideas
existentialist philosophy
From wordnet.princeton.edu

Dictionary entries near existentialist

exist

existence

existent

existential

existentialism

existentialist

exit

exo-

Exocet

Exodus

exogamy

© 2001-2020 Douglas Harper