What does "finitude" mean?

The state or characteristic of being finite; limitedness.

Finitude

Q: What is a synonym for "finitude"?

Common synonyms include: finiteness, finiteness, boundedness, caducity, changeableness, corruptibility.

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Noun

1
The state or characteristic of being finite; limitedness. countable, uncountable
"Matter expresses the finitude of time-space; in this world of limitation a new way of knowing becomes possible, and this way is language."
2
the quality of being finite wordnet

Synonyms

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finiteness finiteness boundedness caducity changeableness corruptibility

Antonyms

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endlessness infiniteness infinitude infinity

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"Meditation is the dissolution of thoughts in Eternal awareness or Pure consciousness without objectification, knowing without thinking, merging finitude in infinity."

Etymology

From finite + -tude, or from Renaissance Latin finitūdō (“signifying a noun of state”).

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