ABSTRACT
The word Existents (modern form, eksistens) comes from the Latin ex(s)istentia. The lexical meaning of Eksistens refers generally to the fact or state of existing but may also include the sense of being-there (Tilværelse). The word may also refer to a particular condition or mode of being, or to persons of a particular sort.1 In its adjectival form, the word may indicate that something is decisive for, or has a profound influence upon, a person’s (spiritual) life. In logic, “existential” refers to a proposition that affirms or implies the existence of a thing.
