Meaning & use
Subsistent
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Having independent or actual existence; existing in itself rather than as a property of something else.
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Medieval philosophers argued over whether universals were subsistent entities or mere names.
The theory treats consciousness as a subsistent reality rather than an illusion produced by the brain.
A note on using this word
Subsistent is largely a philosophical term, distinct from the more common 'subsisting,' which describes simply surviving on limited means.
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existentself-existing
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