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  • 1Existence — 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. [1913 Webster] The… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 2Existence after death — refers to the concept of a continuation of existence and cognition after physical death, usually in the realm of human existenceBasis in ReligionThe primary focal point of most religions is the fact that the human essence, or spirit continues to… …

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  • 3Existence value — Existence values are an unusual and somewhat controversial class of economic value, reflecting the benefit people receive from knowing that a particular environmental resource, such as Antarctica, the Grand Canyon, endangered species, or any… …

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  • 4Existence of God — Part of a series on God General conceptions …

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  • 5Existence — For other uses, see Existence (disambiguation). Philosophy …

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  • 6Existence precedes essence — The proposition that existence precedes essence is a central claim of existentialism, which reverses the traditional philosophical view that the essence or nature of a thing is more fundamental and immutable than its existence. The idea can be… …

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  • 7EXISTENCE — s. f. État de ce qui existe. L existence de Dieu. L existence des choses créées. Tout ce qui est au monde tient son existence de Dieu. L existence d un peuple, d une nation. On avait nié l existence de ce monument. L existence d un fait, d un… …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

  • 8EXISTENCE — n. f. état de ce qui existe ou le Fait d’être. L’existence de Dieu. L’existence des choses créées. Tout ce qui est au monde tient son existence de Dieu. L’existence d’un peuple, d’une nation. L’existence d’un fait, d’un acte, d’un traité, d’une… …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

  • 9Existence theorem — In mathematics, an existence theorem is a theorem with a statement beginning there exist(s) .. , or more generally for all x, y, ... there exist(s) ... . That is, in more formal terms of symbolic logic, it is a theorem with a statement involving… …

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  • 10existence — noun Date: 14th century 1. a. obsolete reality as opposed to appearance b. reality as presented in experience c. (1) the totality of existent things (2) a particular being < all the fair existences of heaven John Keats > d. sentient or li …

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