existentialist meaning

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existentialist (noun): a philosopher who emphasizes freedom of choice and personal responsibility but who regards human existence in a hostile universe as unexplainable.

existentialist has 2 meanings in this dictionary, as noun and adjective.

existentialist as a noun

  1. 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

    Type of: philosopher

    Kinds: Beauvoir, Camus, Heidegger, Sartre

    Related forms: existentialism

existentialist as an adjective

  1. relating to or involving existentialism
    • existentialist movement
    • existentialist philosophy
    • the existentialist character of his ideas

    Related forms: existentialism

Scrabble score: 21 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with EX · words ending in ST · 14-letter words

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