existentialism
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Noun — A twentieth-century philosophical movement that stresses the uniqueness of each person's existence and their freedom to shape themselves through their choices.
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It is a philosophical term, used in academic and general writing.
Etymology
The word joins existential and the suffix -ism, and was modelled on the German word Existentialismus. It was popularised by the French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre.
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