What does "non-existence" mean?

Alternative spelling of nonexistence.

What is a synonym for "non-existence"?

Common synonyms include: nothingness, absence, blank, deprivation, emptiness, inexistence.

Non-existence

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Alternative spelling of nonexistence. alt-of, alternative, uncountable

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nothingness absence blank deprivation emptiness inexistence

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"They say in a single breath: "God and the liberty of man," "God and the dignity, justice, equality, fraternity, prosperity of men" — regardless of the fatal logic by virtue of which, if God exists, all these things are condemned to non-existence."

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