existentialism
Pronunciation:
/ˌɛɡzɪˈstɛnʃəlɪzəm/noun
Definitions
(not countable) A twentieth-century philosophical movement emphasizing the uniqueness of each human existence in freely making its self-defining choices.
Example: The heyday of existentialism occurred in the mid-twentieth century.
The philosophical views of a particular thinker associated with the existentialist movement.
Example: Sartre's existentialism is atheistic, but the existentialism of Marcel is distinctly Christian.