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Primordial vs Existential - What's the difference?

primordial | existential |

As adjectives the difference between primordial and existential

is that primordial is first, earliest or original while existential is of, or relating to existence.

As a noun primordial

is a first principle or element.

primordial

English

Adjective

(-)
  • first, earliest or original
  • * Sir W. Hamilton
    • the primordial facts of our intelligent nature
  • (biology) characteristic of the earliest stage of the development of an organism, or relating to a primordium
    • a primordial''' leaf; a '''primordial cell
  • primeval

    • Derived terms

    * primordial black hole * primordial cell * primordial element * primordial fluctuations * primordial soup

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A first principle or element.

    • existential

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Of, or relating to existence.
  • Based on experience; empirical.
  • (philosophy) Of, or relating to existentialism.
  • (linguistics) That part of a sentence indicating existence e.g. "there is".

    • Antonyms

    * non-phenomenal * noumenal * non-metaphysical

    Derived terms

    * existentialism * existentialist * existential crisis * existential quantifier

    Related terms

    * aseity * exist * existence * existent * existant