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existentialism meaning in Punjabi

ਅਸਤਿਤਵਵਾਦ asatitvavād

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

existentialism in Punjabi: ਅਸਤਿਤਵਵਾਦ (asatitvavād). 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.

Punjabi 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
ਅਸਤਿਤਵਵਾਦ asatitvavād

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

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Questions about existentialism in Punjabi

What is the meaning of existentialism in Punjabi?
Existentialism in Punjabi is ਅਸਤਿਤਵਵਾਦ (asatitvavād).
existentialism ਦਾ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੀ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ?
Existentialism: ਅਸਤਿਤਵਵਾਦ (asatitvavād).
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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