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Meaning of Subsistence | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
səbˈsɪstəns

Definitions

  1. Real being; existence.
    countable, uncountable
  2. The act of maintaining oneself at a minimum level.
    countable, uncountable
  3. Inherency.
    countable, uncountable
  4. Something (food, water, money, etc.) that is required to stay alive.
    countable, uncountable
  5. Embodiment or personification or hypostasis of an underlying principle or quality.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“the human nature loseth its proper subsistence , and is assumed into the subsistence of the divine nature”
“the subsistence of qualities in bodies”
“In the general course of human nature, a power over a man's subsistence amounts to a power over his will.”
“His viceroy could only propose to himself a comfortable subsistence out of the plunder of his province.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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