Meaning of inexistence | Babel Free
/ˌɪnɪɡˈzɪstəns/Definitions
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The state of not being, not existing, or not being perceptible. uncountable, usually
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The state of existing in something uncountable, usually
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That which exists within; a constituent. uncountable, usually
Examples
“Our inexistence indeed was a condition, wherein nothing in us was capable of being a motive of God's love; but our enmity proceeded further, and made us worthy of his detestation; […]”
“In order to prove the inexistence of God, he challenged Him to strike him down in five minutes while timing himself with a watch.”
“Axiomatics (namely, that everything that will be used for the purposes of a demonstration is explained) does nothing more than formalizing this wiping clean — in other words, inexistence is posed as the condition for necessity to emerge.”
“that there is a mutual inexistence of one in all, and all in one; […]”
“She distinguished as to this, the inexistence in God from eternity, and the figurative manifestation in time.”
“Berkeley's theory of the creature's permanent inexistence in God evoked a suspicion of pantheism.”
“1768-1777, Abraham Tucker, The Light of Nature Pursued where could they find such receptacle for their inexistence”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.