Existentialist

/ɛɡzɪsˈtɛnt͡ʃʰələst/ adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person who adheres to the philosophy of existentialism.
  2. 2
    a philosopher who emphasizes freedom of choice and personal responsibility but who regards human existence in a hostile universe as unexplainable wordnet
Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to existentialism.
Adjective
  1. 1
    relating to or involving existentialism wordnet

Etymology

From French existentialiste, equivalent to existential + -ist.

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