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existentialism in Arabic

وُجُودِيَّة wujūdiyya

UK/ˌɛɡzɪˈstɛnʃəlɪz(ə)m//ˌɛɡzəˈstɛn(t)ʃəˌlɪzəm/

existentialism in Arabic: وُجُودِيَّة (wujūdiyya). In English, existentialism means a 20th-century philosophical movement emphasizing the uniqueness of each human existence in freely making its self-defining choices; also (generally), a philosophy which emphasizes existence over essence.

Arabic words for existentialism

philosophical movement emphasizing the uniqueness of each human existence in freely making its self-defining choices; philosophy which distinguishes and emphasizes existence from essence; philosophical views of a particular thinker associated with the existentialist movement
وُجُودِيَّة wujūdiyya

English meaning of existentialism

  1. noun A 20th-century philosophical movement emphasizing the uniqueness of each human existence in freely making its self-defining choices; also (generally), a philosophy which emphasizes existence over essence.
  2. noun The philosophical views of a particular thinker associated with the existentialist movement.
  3. noun Synonym of structuralism (“a school of thought that focuses on exploring the individual elements of consciousness, how they are organized into more complex experiences, and how these mental phenomena correlate with physical events”).

Full definition of existentialism

existentialism in a sentence

  • The heyday of existentialism occurred in the mid-twentieth century.
  • Sartre’s existentialism is atheistic, but the existentialism of Marcel is distinctly Christian.

Synonyms of existentialism

existentialism in other languages

Questions about existentialism in Arabic

What is the meaning of existentialism in Arabic?
Existentialism in Arabic is وُجُودِيَّة (wujūdiyya).
ما معنى كلمة existentialism؟
Existentialism: وُجُودِيَّة (wujūdiyya).
What does existentialism mean in English?
Existentialism means a 20th-century philosophical movement emphasizing the uniqueness of each human existence in freely making its self-defining choices; also (generally), a philosophy which emphasizes existence over essence.

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