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# existence

noun (existence, existences)

«existence» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Being real or being alive; the fact that something exists. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/existence/#m1)
2. A way of living, especially a hard or dull one: «a lonely existence». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/existence/#m2)
3. The phrase "in existence" means existing anywhere at all in the world. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/existence/#m3)

### In the lessons

In science: «the existence of dinosaurs is proved by fossils». In everyday speech: «come into existence» (start), «go out of existence» (end). In stories: «a miserable existence» describes a hard life.

### Examples

- Scientists proved the existence of the planet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/existence/#x1)
- Fossils show the existence of dinosaurs long ago. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/existence/#x2)
- The club came into existence when we were in Year 3. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/existence/#x3)
- The poor mouse led a lonely existence. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/existence/#x4)
- Do you believe in the existence of ghosts? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/existence/#x5)
- Some animals are fighting for their existence. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/existence/#x6)
- This must be the best watering-place in existence. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/existence/#x7)

### Note

Usually uncountable. Spelling trap: existence ends in -ence, not -ance. Verb: exist; adjective: existing. «In existence» = existing now.

## In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: The Sefer Yetzirah speaks of ten spheres (sefirot) of existence, made "out of nothing" by God. In the primary lessons: In science: «the existence of dinosaurs is proved by fossils». In everyday speech: «come into existence» (start), «go out of existence» (end). In stories: «a miserable existence» describes a hard life.

### Examples

- These are the ten spheres of existence out of nothing. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/existence/#x1)
- The following are the ten categories of existence out of nothing: (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/existence/#x2)
- They then put the question, how came so many various beings into existence? (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/existence/#x3)

### Note

Usually uncountable. Spelling trap: existence ends in -ence, not -ance. Verb: exist; adjective: existing. «In existence» = existing now.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «existence» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/existence/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«existence» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/existence.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «existence» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/existence/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«existence» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/existence.html) on Mova free.