ontological

[ on-tl-oj-i-kuhl ]

/ ˌɒn tlˈɒdʒ ɪ kəl /

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of or relating to ontology, the branch of metaphysics that studies the nature of existence or being as such; metaphysical: Some of the U.S. founders held an ontological belief in natural rights.

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Sometimes on·to·log·ic, on·tol·o·gis·tic .

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How to use ontological in a sentence

The podcast’s namesake is inspired by the concept of ontological design—which is our capacity to actively play a role in shaping reality, being, and existence itself.
Singularity Is Relaunching the ‘Singularity Radio’ Podcast Network|Singularity University|May 17, 2021|Singularity Hub
Beneath the talk is something more ontological—a picture of the racialized group as fundamentally lesser.
Believing in Monsters: David Livingstone Smith on the Subhuman - Facts So Romantic|Eric Schwitzgebel|September 11, 2020|Nautilus
Corporate personhood is a legal fiction, not an ontological or soteriological fact.
Do Corporations Believe in God? The ‘Hobby Lobby’ Case Has the Answer|Jay Michaelson|March 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
If the famous ontological argument for the being of God has been refuted, we shall not, on that account, tremble for the ark.
The Expositor's Bible: The Epistle to the Hebrews|Thomas Charles Edwards

In short, the theory shows why logical features have been made into ontological entities and into mental states.
Essays in Experimental Logic|John Dewey
The author asks himself what would be the proper method, the ontological or the psychological.
Bouvard and Pcuchet|Gustave Flaubert
But this feat is far surpassed by his famous ontological proof of Theism.
History of Modern Philosophy|Alfred William Benn
Thus the argument from causation throws us back on the so-called ontological argument, whose futility has already been shown.
History of Modern Philosophy|Alfred William Benn

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