existentialist
Americanadjective
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of or relating to existentialism.
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relating to concerns about one's own existence or survival; existential.
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affirming or celebrating existence.
noun
Example Sentences
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“I realise it’s quite an existentialist bunch of songs, with titles like ‘Are We There Yet?’ and ‘A Hundred Years or More,’” he said.
From Los Angeles Times
In her prime, Bardot was considered a national treasure in France, received by President Charles de Gaulle at the Élysée Palace and analyzed exhaustively by existentialist philosopher Simone de Beauvoir.
From Los Angeles Times
The film scandalised the American public and was banned in some US states, while the French existentialist philosopher Simone de Beauvoir hailed her as an icon of "absolute freedom".
From BBC
The existentialist Simone de Beauvoir hailed her as an icon of "absolute freedom" - raising Brigitte to the status of a philosophy.
From BBC
The existentialist lyrics speak about the futility of material pursuits.
From Los Angeles Times
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