Inexistence

//ˌɪnɪɡˈzɪstəns// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The state of not being, not existing, or not being perceptible. uncountable, usually

    "Our inexistence indeed was a condition, wherein nothing in us was capable of being a motive of God's love; but our enmity proceeded further, and made us worthy of his detestation; […]"

  2. 2
    The state of existing in something uncountable, usually

    "that there is a mutual inexistence of one in all, and all in one; […]"

  3. 3
    That which exists within; a constituent. uncountable, usually

    "1768-1777, Abraham Tucker, The Light of Nature Pursued where could they find such receptacle for their inexistence"

Synonyms

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absenceexistlessnessinherenceinherenceintrinsicalitylack

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"Our inexistence indeed was a condition, wherein nothing in us was capable of being a motive of God's love; but our enmity proceeded further, and made us worthy of his detestation; […]"

Etymology

From in- + existence.

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