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ex·ist·ent (eg zistənt, ig-)

adjective

  1. having existence or being; existing
  2. existing now; present; immediate

Etymology: L existens, prp. of existere, exist

existent Usage Examples

Used with adjective complement

  • become: From empty space with no force, no matter, no energy, and no intelligence, matter would have to become existent.

Adjective modifier

  • natural: Natural explanation is provided in terms of precedent events, causal laws, or necessary conditions that invoke natural existents.
  • other: A definition differentiates a given concept from all others and keeps its units distinguished in a person's mind from all other existents.

Modifies a noun

  • being: Hence the sentence " The existent perfect being is existent " expresses a truth.
  • thing: William begins with the Father, the origin of the Godhead and therefore of every existent thing.
  • object: Some philosophers have argued that names of fictional and mythical creatures refer to existent objects -- abstract objects in particular.
  • entity: This first condition should be restated as ' the object must be a known, existent entity ' .
  • reality: Altogether they form what may be called the individual and existent realities of the science.
  • system: All existent systems seize up or deflate, or public support evaporates whichever comes first.

Modifying Another Word

  • eternally: Additionally, I hope to finish soon a paper arguing that words are eternally existent types.
  • necessarily: He must show why being necessarily existent implies that his God must be necessarily omnipotent.
  • already: Is a network in which the commencement of transactions within any practical field begin at the middle of an already existent practical formation.
  • still: Still existent in their family are several pieces which were made by John Jones for other close family members.
  • not: One is the sense of well being in society, which is virtually not existent.
  • yet: Restricted byways: a new category of PROW not yet existent, with rights for all traffic except motorized vehicles.

Preposition: in

  • universe: Propositions of this kind are discoverable by the mere operation of thought, without dependence on what is anywhere existent in the universe.
  • person: We believe in one God, eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

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