ex·is·ten·tial·ism

(ĕg′zĭ-stĕn′shə-lĭz′əm, ĕk′sĭ-)

A philosophy that emphasizes the uniqueness and isolation of the individual experience in a hostile or indifferent universe, regards human existence as unexplainable, and stresses freedom of choice and responsibility for the consequences of one's acts.

ex′is·ten′tial·ist adj. & n.

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	existentialist - a philosopher who emphasizes freedom of choice and personal responsibility but who regards human existence in a hostile universe as unexplainable existential philosopher, existentialist philosopher philosopher - a specialist in philosophy
Adj.	1.	existentialist - relating to or involving existentialism; "existentialist movement"; "existentialist philosophy"; "the existentialist character of his ideas"

Translations

existencialista

Existentialist

existencialista

existentialiste

egzistencijalistegzistencijalistički

egzisztencialista

esistenzialista

実存主義者

экзистенциалист

existentialist

[ˌegzɪsˈtenʃəlɪst]

A. ADJ → existencialista

B. N → existencialista mf

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

existentialist

[ˌɛgzɪˈstɛnʃəlɪst]

n (= person) → existentialiste mf

adj [person, philosophy] → existentialiste

existentialist

n → Existenzialist(in) m(f), → Existentialist(in) m(f)

adj → existenzialistisch, existentialistisch

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

existentialist

[ˌɛgzɪsˈtɛnʃəlɪst] adj & n → esistenzialista (m/f)