existentialist
a philosopher who emphasizes freedom of choice and personal responsibility but who regards human existence in a hostile universe as unexplainable (Freq. 1) • Syn: existentialist philosopher, existential philosopher • Derivationally related forms: existentialism • Hypernyms: philosopher • Instance Hyponyms: Beauvoir, Simone de Beauvoir, Camus, Albert Camus, Heidegger, Martin Heidegger, Sartre, Jean-Paul Sartre
relating to or involving existentialism - existentialist movement - existentialist philosophy - the existentialist character of his ideas • Pertains to noun: existentialism
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