ontological argument

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n Philosophy

1. (Philosophy) the traditional a priori argument for the existence of God on the grounds that the concept itself necessitates existence Compare cosmological argument, teleological argument

2. any analogous argument from the nature of some concept to the existence of whatever instantiates it

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