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Description of the significance of life
Meaning in existentialism is descriptive regarding "the meaning of life"; therefore it is unlike typical, prescriptive conceptions.[citation needed] Due
Meaning_(existential)
Inner conflict due to perceived meaninglessness
Existential crises are inner conflicts characterized by the impression that life lacks meaning and by confusion about one's personal identity. They are
Existential_crisis
Philosophy dealing with absurdity of existence
of existence. In examining meaning, purpose, and value, existentialist thought often includes concepts such as existential crises, angst, courage, and
Existentialism
Form of psychotherapy
difficult circumstances. Distress around existential concerns—such as death, isolation, freedom, and the search for meaning—are not pathological, but natural
Existential_therapy
Philanthropy conception of meaning
within the tradition of idea theories. Definitions of philosophy Meaning (existential) Semiotics Richard E Morehouse, Beginning Interpretive Inquiry, Routledge
Meaning_(philosophy)
Theory that life has no inherent meaning
Existential nihilism is the philosophical theory that life has no objective meaning or purpose. The inherent meaninglessness of life is largely explored
Existential_nihilism
Existentialist approach to Christian theology
Fideism Free will in theology Gymnobiblism Jewish existentialism Meaning (existential) Neo-orthodoxy Postliberal theology Postmodern Christianity Presuppositional
Christian_existentialism
Topics referred to by the same term
sociology Meaning (semiotics), the distribution of signs in sign relations Meaning (existential), the meaning of life in contemporary existentialism Meaning, the
Meaning
Rejection of certain ideas about reality
that pervades modernity in the Western world. Existential nihilism asserts that life has no objective meaning or purpose. The idea that all individual and
Nihilism
1946 book by Viktor Frankl
Man's Search for Meaning (German: ... trotzdem Ja zum Leben sagen. Ein Psychologe erlebt das Konzentrationslager, lit. '... Say Yes to Life nonetheless:
Man's_Search_for_Meaning
Austrian neurologist (1905–1997)
describes a search for a life's meaning as the central human motivational force. Logotherapy is part of existential and humanistic psychology theories
Viktor_Frankl
Book by Irvin D. Yalom
Existential Psychotherapy is a book about existential psychotherapy by the American psychiatrist Irvin D. Yalom, in which the author, addressing clinical
Existential Psychotherapy (book)
Existential_Psychotherapy_(book)
Philosophical and spiritual question
Excessive pondering can be indicative of, or lead to, an existential crisis. The meaning of life can be derived from philosophical and religious contemplation
Meaning_of_life
Psychotherapeutic approach
individual psychology. Logotherapy is based on an existential analysis focusing on Kierkegaard's will to meaning as opposed to Adler's Nietzschean doctrine of
Logotherapy
Philosophical concept
empirical studies have shown Existential isolation undermines life meaning and decreases well-being; people scoring high on Existential Isolation report lower
Existential_isolation
Psychological approach
positive psychology nor humanistic-existential psychology can adequately understand such complex human phenomena as meaning, virtue, and happiness. Such deep
Second-wave positive psychology
Second-wave_positive_psychology
Study of meaning in language
Semantics is the study of linguistic meaning. It examines what meaning is, how words get their meaning, and how the meaning of a complex expression depends
Semantics
Theory that life is meaningless
between the human desire for meaning and the world's lack thereof. Being confronted with this conflict may trigger an existential crisis, in which unpleasant
Absurdism
American psychologist (1909–1994)
Rollo Reece May (April 21, 1909 – October 22, 1994) was an American existential psychologist and author of the influential book Love and Will (1969).
Rollo_May
Mathematical use of "there exists"
In predicate logic, an existential quantification is a type of quantifier which asserts the existence of an object with a given property. It is usually
Existential_quantification
Philosopher and writer (born 1973)
ˈbûːstrœm]; born 10 March 1973) is a philosopher known for his work on existential risk, the anthropic principle, human enhancement ethics, whole brain
Nick_Bostrom
Psychological perspective
back to its own healthy path. More than any other therapy, Humanistic-Existential therapy models democracy. It imposes ideologies of others upon the client
Humanistic_psychology
Type of diagrammatic notation for propositional logic
An existential graph is a type of diagrammatic or visual notation for logical expressions, created by Charles Sanders Peirce, who wrote on graphical logic
Existential_graph
Anxiety caused by thoughts of death
life after death and finding meaning in life did. Ernest Becker based his terror management theory (TMT) on existential views that added a new dimension
Death_anxiety
Security definition for digital signatures
implies the ability to successfully conduct an existential forgery attack. Existential forgery (existential unforgeability, EUF) is the creation (by an adversary)
Digital_signature_forgery
Three experiences which often lead to existential crisis: guilt, suffering, death
often lead to existential crisis, namely, guilt, suffering or death. The concept of the tragic triad is used in identifying the life meanings of patients
Tragic_triad
"there is"/"there are"; a claim that something exists
An existential clause is a clause that refers to the existence or presence of something, such as "There is a God" and "There are boys in the yard". The
Existential_clause
1946 book by Viktor Frankl
five sections: From Psychotherapy to Logotherapy From Psychoanalysis to Existential Analysis Logotherapy as a Psychotherapeutic Technique From Secular Confession
The_Doctor_and_the_Soul
2022 book by Sabine Hossenfelder
Existential Physics: A Scientist's Guide to Life's Biggest Questions is a nonfiction popular science book by theoretical physicist Sabine Hossenfelder
Existential_Physics
Kind of existentialism
a kind of existentialism which strongly diverged from the Christian existential works of Søren Kierkegaard and developed within the context of an atheistic
Atheistic_existentialism
2004 film by David O. Russell
self-described "existential comedy", I Heart Huckabees follows a pair of detectives (Dustin Hoffman and Lily Tomlin) hired to investigate the meaning of the life
I_Heart_Huckabees
American existential psychiatrist (born 1931)
Irvin David Yalom (/ˈɜːrvɪn ˈjæləm/; born June 13, 1931) is an American existential psychiatrist who is an emeritus professor of psychiatry at Stanford University
Irvin_D._Yalom
Process of understanding changes in life
purpose, and growth. Interventions such as meaning-centered psychotherapy for cancer caregivers (MCP-C) and existential behavioral therapy (EBT) are evidence-based
Meaning-making
Key term in Martin Heidegger's early philosophy
usually translated into English as "existential". However, Heidegger coined the German noun "Existenzial", giving it a meaning distinct from the common German
Existentiell
Researchers have examined the tension between death as a serious fictional or existential event and death as a rule-based game mechanic that can often be reversed
Death_in_video_games
Christian existential apologetics differs from traditional approaches to Christian apologetics by basing arguments for Christian theism on the satisfaction
Christian existential apologetics
Christian_existential_apologetics
Canadian clinical psychologist and academic (1937–2024)
social cognition, existential psychology, and positive psychology. He is most known for his integrative work on death acceptance, meaning therapy, and second
Paul_T._P._Wong
Type of AI with wide-ranging abilities
and futures studies. Contention exists over whether AGI represents an existential risk. Some AI experts and industry figures have stated that mitigating
Artificial general intelligence
Artificial_general_intelligence
Overview of and topical guide to metaphysics
Immaterial force Information Inherence Lifeworld Matter (philosophy) Meaning (existential) Meinong's jungle Metakosmia Monad (philosophy) Moral universe Motion
Outline_of_metaphysics
to derive existential meaning from a social group while maintaining one's autonomy. The mitwelt (social dimension) is one of four existential dimensions
Mitwelt
Swiss psychiatrist
significant contributions Boss made to the literature in existential psychotherapy include The Meaning and Content of Sexual Perversions (English Translation
Medard_Boss
Artificial intelligence field of study
enhancing their robustness. The field is particularly concerned with existential risks posed by advanced AI models. Beyond technical research, AI safety
AI_safety
The term "encounter", in the context of existential-humanism (like existential therapy), has the specific meaning of an authentic, congruent meeting between
Encounter_(psychology)
Philosophical term
capacity to contemplate non-existential issues in relation to one's existence (i.e., from an existential perspective). Personal Meaning Production: The ability
Spiritual_intelligence
Fundamental change in the human personality (psychology)
psychological transformation, often precipitated by crisis, breakdown, or existential conflict. It denotes a shift in an individual’s perception of self, others
Metanoia_(psychology)
Philosophical concept of emptiness
must create their own meaning in a world that offers none. Camus, in The Myth of Sisyphus (1942), elaborates on this existential dilemma by discussing
The_Void_(philosophy)
Sentimental longing for the past
social connectedness, enhance positive self-regard, and provide existential meaning. Nostalgia can lead individuals to perceive the past more favorably
Nostalgia
Austrian psychiatrist
Logotherapy and Existential Analysis. The Wiley World Handbook of Existential Therapy, 381-403. Starck, P. L. (2003). The theory of meaning. Middle range
Elisabeth_Lukas
Expatriates driven by non-economic motivation
Existential migration is a term coined in 2006 by Greg Madison in Existential Analysis journal. Madison's term describes expatriates (voluntary emigrants)
Existential_migration
Philosophical book by Peter Wessel Zapffe
contradictions and existential tension. The book outlines how tragedy arises when an individual's core interests—such as survival, identity, or meaning—come into
On_the_Tragic
logotherapy denoting a form of neurosis stemming from "existential frustration" (see existential crisis). The term was coined by Dr. Viktor Frankl, the
Noogenic_neurosis
Philosophy concerning empowerment of the African diaspora
addressed several problems germane to Black existential philosophy, raising the question of the meaning of Black suffering as a philosophical problem
Black_existentialism
State of being real
Textor 2022, Lead Section, §1.3 Part III: Existential Judgements, §2. Brentano and His Precursors on Existential Judgement Rollinger 2013, p. 226 Husserl
Existence
Mathematical use of "for all" and "there exists"
(either universal quantifications or existential quantifications) can be exchanged without changing the meaning of the statement, while the exchange of
Quantifier_(logic)
Feminist movement
existentialist and phenomenologist who contributed greatly to existential feminism through works like Existential Psychoanalysis. In this work, Sartre claims that
Feminist_existentialism
Intense feeling of apprehension, anxiety, or inner turmoil
discussed conflicts of personal principles, cultural norms, and existential despair. Existential angst makes its appearance in classical musical composition
Angst
Dutch existential therapist (born 1951)
existential therapist, psychologist, philosopher, and author who works in the United Kingdom and who has been instrumental in developing existential therapy
Emmy_van_Deurzen
Emotion of uninterest in surroundings
with nothingness, the meaninglessness of existence, and experiences existential anxiety. Heidegger states this idea as follows: "Profound boredom, drifting
Boredom
1938 novel by Jean-Paul Sartre
his novelistic techniques to be compatible with his theories on the existential freedom of the individual as well as his phenomenological analyses of
Nausea_(novel)
Theorem which asserts the existence of an object
proved as a constructive bound on the modulus of continuity, meaning that the existential content of the assertion of continuity is a promise that can
Existence_theorem
1963 book by Julius E. Heuscher (revised 1974)
cultural significance of fairy tales. Drawing on psychoanalytic theory, existential philosophy, mythology, and child development, Heuscher argues that fairy
A Psychiatric Study of Myths and Fairy Tales: Their Origin, Meaning, and Usefulness
A_Psychiatric_Study_of_Myths_and_Fairy_Tales:_Their_Origin,_Meaning,_and_Usefulness
Fulfilling life guided by a purpose
Meaning. BRILL. ISBN 978-90-04-40879-1. Hicks, Joshua A.; Davis, William E. (27 May 2013). "13. Judgments of Meaning in Life Following an Existential
Meaningful_life
Computer science concept
interface type—the existential type—are isolated from these choices. In general it's impossible for the typechecker to infer which existential type a given
Type_system
Concept in sociology
Laing in the book The Divided Self in which it is described as a "basic existential position" from which a person "will encounter all the hazards of life
Ontological_security
Australian animated web series
darkness". Zachary Moser of Screen Rant said that the series "deals with existential questions about reality and nihilism". Critics highlighted the episode's
The_Amazing_Digital_Circus
Philosophical doctrine
known as the verification principle or the verifiability criterion of meaning, is a doctrine in philosophy which asserts that a statement is cognitively
Verificationism
Term to describe possible catastrophic events due to climate change
A climate apocalypse is a term used to denote a predicted scenario involving the global collapse of human civilization due to climate change. Such collapse
Climate_apocalypse
Swiss-Israeli psychologist
member of the Seminar for Existential Psychoanalysis in Zurich. His research focused on the impact of globalization on meaning, personal and group identity
Carlo_Strenger
Several philosophical paradoxes
meaning attributed to something is untrue. If this is taken as a given, then existential nihilism holds that humans are compelled to make up meaning for
Paradox_of_nihilism
American philosopher
at Embry–Riddle University. He is known for his research on existential nihilism and meaning of life. Tales of Florida Fishes, Zane Grey's West Society
Alan_Pratt
American psychologist and psychotherapist
who has taken a leading role in the advancement of existential-humanistic therapy, and existential-integrative therapy. Schneider is also the current
Kirk_J._Schneider
Southeast Solomonic language of Guadalcanal
express the disjunctive meaning. Existential clauses in Longgu are formed by verbal, semi-verbal and nominal clauses. Negative existential clauses are formed
Longgu_language
Probability of existentially catastrophic outcomes in AI
precise meaning of "doom". In 2024, Australian rock band King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard launched their new label, named p(doom) Records. Existential risk
P(doom)
Intelligence of machines
the use of AI, ethical concerns, AI's long-term effects, and potential existential risks have prompted discussions of AI regulation. The general problem
Artificial_intelligence
Ideas of 19th-century Danish philosopher
voice, self-aware humans must confront an existential uncertainty. [citation needed] Humanity has lost meaning because the accepted criterion of reality
Philosophy of Søren Kierkegaard
Philosophy_of_Søren_Kierkegaard
Method of deriving conclusions
such as modus tollens, disjunctive syllogism, constructive dilemma, and existential generalization. Rules of inference include rules of implication, which
Rule_of_inference
1976 book by Bruno Bettelheim
Bettelheim presents a case that fairy tales help children solve certain existential problems such as separation anxiety, oedipal conflict, and sibling rivalries
The_Uses_of_Enchantment
Term in Martin Heidegger's philosophy
very important in Existential Semiotics. In Tarasti's view the term Dasein has been given a "broader" meaning, has stopped meaning the condition of an
Dasein
1942 essay by Albert Camus
the absurd continues to shape debates in existential ethics, modern humanism, and the philosophy of meaning. The essay is dedicated to Pascal Pia and
The_Myth_of_Sisyphus
Interpretations of Yukio Mishima's suicide
The views on the meaning of Mishima's death explains the views on Yukio Mishima's suicide in the Mishima Incident that various persons have considered
Views on the meaning of Mishima's death
Views_on_the_meaning_of_Mishima's_death
Philosophical study of beauty and art
philosophy of art, which examines the nature of art, artistic creativity, the meanings of artworks, and audience appreciation. Aesthetic properties are features
Aesthetics
Object(s) postulated to exist by a given language
used in a sentence such as "There are mice that talk". Since the meaning of the existential quantifier in formal notation is usually explained in terms of
Ontological_commitment
Philosophical movement
topic of transhumanist discourse is how to protect humanity against existential risks, including artificial general intelligence, asteroid impact, gray
Transhumanism
Mental or existential distress caused by environmental change
Solastalgia (/ˌsɒləˈstældʒə/) is a form of emotional or existential distress caused by negatively perceived environmental change. A distinction can be
Solastalgia
Canadian academic organization
a "big tent" for both existential-humanistic psychologists and positive psychologists in their biennial International Meaning Conferences and their journal
International Network on Personal Meaning
International_Network_on_Personal_Meaning
American author (born 1954)
2008. ISBN 9780393066739, OCLC 181139422 Why Does the World Exist?: An Existential Detective Story London: Profile, 2011. ISBN 9781846682445, OCLC 749995335
Jim_Holt_(philosopher)
Danish painter
recently, her large landscapes raise existential questions of past and present, the merits of the modern world and the meaning of painting. Born in Gentofte
Nina_Sten-Knudsen
Central claim of existentialism formulated by Sartre
his own existential thinking or interpretation of existentialism, but also any thinking or philosophising that declares itself to be existential. Despite
Existence_precedes_essence
Unpleasant emotion
syndrome. There are various types of anxiety. Existential anxiety can occur when a person faces angst, an existential crisis, or nihilistic feelings. People
Anxiety
1969 book by American existential psychologist Rollo May
Love and Will (1969) is a book by American existential psychologist Rollo May, in which he articulates the principle that an awareness of death is essential
Love_and_Will
Book by Jim Holt
Why Does the World Exist?: An Existential Detective Story is a nonfiction work authored by Jim Holt. He and the book were on the LA Times bestseller list
Why_Does_the_World_Exist?
Bearer of truth values
between affirmative and negative propositions, between universal and existential propositions, and between categorical and conditional propositions. Many
Proposition
Concept in existential psychology and philosophy
Authenticity is a concept of personality in the fields of psychology, existential psychotherapy, existentialist philosophy, and aesthetics. In existentialism
Authenticity_(philosophy)
2010 three-part television documentary
Death and the Meaning of Life, Series 1". Channel4. Retrieved 19 March 2013. "Sex, Death and the Meaning of Life – Articles – Existential Reading List:
Sex, Death and the Meaning of Life
Sex,_Death_and_the_Meaning_of_Life
Social and evolutionary psychology theory
facilitate the survival of our ancestors' genes. However, generalized existential anxiety resulting from the clash between a desire for life and awareness
Terror_management_theory
The lovers manage to create meaning in their lives in the face of approaching death. The novel is a strongly existential novel, responding to the void
To_the_Wedding
Set with operations obeying given axioms
contain an existential clause. In general, such a clause can be avoided by introducing further operations, and replacing the existential clause by an
Algebraic_structure
Intersecting global crises with compounding effects across systems
benefit the elite. Some scholars frame the polycrisis in philosophical and existential terms. For example, Vanessa Machado de Oliveira, in Hospicing Modernity
Polycrisis
the quantifier of the conclusion. Types of quantification fallacies: Existential fallacy – an argument that has a universal premise and a particular conclusion
List_of_fallacies
Guidelines and laws to regulate AI
management of AI, its institutional and legal capability to manage the AGI existential risk is more limited. On August 26, 2025, the United Nations Resolution
Regulation of artificial intelligence
Regulation_of_artificial_intelligence
MEANING EXISTENTIAL
MEANING EXISTENTIAL
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Mann 1 and 2.Irish : adopted as an English equivalent of Gaelic Ó MainnÃn ‘descendant of MainnÃn’, probably an assimilated form of MainchÃn, a diminutive of manach ‘monk’. This is the name of a chieftain family in Connacht. It is sometimes pronounced Ó MaingÃn and Anglicized as Mangan.Anstice Manning, widow of Richard Manning of Dartmouth, England, came to MA with her children in 1679. Her great-great-grandson Robert, born at Salem, MA, in 1784, was the uncle and protector of author Nathaniel Hawthorne. Another early bearer of the relatively common British name was Jeffrey Manning, one of the earliest settlers in Piscataway township, Middlesex Co., NJ. His great-grandson James Manning (1738–91) was a founder and the first president of Rhode Island College (Brown University).
Surname or Lastname
English and Irish
English and Irish : reduced form of Mannering.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from the county seat of Berkshire, which gets its name from Old English Rēadingas ‘people of Rēad(a)’, a byname meaning ‘red’.English : topographic name for someone who lived in a clearing, an unattested Old English ryding.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from an Old English personal name C̄ting, a derivative of C̄ta (see Kite).Irish (of Norman origin) : Americanized form of Céitinn, a Gaelicized form of de Ketyng (probably a habitational name), which was taken to southern Ireland by Anglo-Norman settlers.
Surname or Lastname
North German, Dutch, and Danish
North German, Dutch, and Danish : from a pet form of Hans or Heinrich.English : in part the German, Dutch, or Danish name (see 1), but possibly in some cases a variant of Scottish Hanning.Norwegian : habitational name from a farm in Trøndelag. The first element is of uncertain origin, possibly from hein ‘whetstone’; the second element is from Old Norse vin ‘meadow’.Swedish : probably of the same origin as 1.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from a Germanic personal name beginning with the element gÄ“r, gÄr ‘spear’ (see Geary 2).Probably an Americanized spelling of German Gehring.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for a fen dweller, from a derivative of Old English fenn (see Fenn).
Female
English
English variant spelling of French Jeannine, JEANINE means "God is gracious."
Girl/Female
Hindu
Determined, Proud, Angry, Self-respecting
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Feering, a village in Essex, named from the Old English personal name Fēra + -ingas ‘people of’, i.e. ‘(settlement of) Fēra’s people’.Americanized spelling of German Viering, a topographic name for someone from a swampy area, from a derivative of Germanic vir ‘bog’, ‘swamp’, or a variant of Fehring 2.
Surname or Lastname
English (Lancashire)
English (Lancashire) : habitational name from places near Lancaster and near Liverpool. Both are probably so called from the Old English tribal name Me(a)llingas ‘people of Mealla’.English : variant of Melville.German : habitational name from a place called Mellingen (see Mellinger).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from an Old English personal name, Dynna.Irish : variant of Dineen.German : habitational name from Denning in Bavaria.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained. Probably a respelling of Irish Hearon.Possibly also an altered form of German Haering (see Hering).
Surname or Lastname
English (Avon)
English (Avon) : unexplained; possibly a variant of Melling.
Girl/Female
Hindu
Treasure, A river
Male
Scandinavian
Pet form of Scandinavian Henrik, HENNING means "home-ruler."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Leeming.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Merrin.
Surname or Lastname
English, Dutch, and North German
English, Dutch, and North German : from early Middle English penning, Low German penning, Middle Dutch penninc ‘penny’ (see Penny), a topographic name (from a field name) or a nickname referring to tax dues of a penny.South German : from the short form, Panno, of a Germanic personal name derived from a word meaning ‘ban’, ‘order’, ‘command’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : German : from the personal name Keno, derivative of Konrad.German : patronymic from the Frisian personal name Keno; alternatively, but less likely, from a derivation of the old Nordic root gan ‘spell’, ‘magic’, which was used in personal names.
MEANING EXISTENTIAL
MEANING EXISTENTIAL
Biblical
God the zealous; the zeal of God
Boy/Male
British, English
Follower of Christ; Diminutive of Christian
Female
English
 Variant spelling of English Kylie, KILIE means "slender." Compare with another form of Kilie.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Friendship; Lovely
Boy/Male
Sikh
Who wins the heart, Girl can made for this person
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
God Light
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Unique; Unheard of
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu
Lord Ganesh; Lord Shiva
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Chinese, English, German
Old Friend
Girl/Female
Tamil
Nilambari | நிலாமà¯à®ªà®°à¯€
Blue Sky, Clothed in blue
MEANING EXISTENTIAL
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n.
A coming together; an assembling; as, the meeting of Congress.
n.
The act, power, or time of producing or giving birth; as, a tree in full bearing; a tree past bearing.
a.
That heats or imparts heat; promoting warmth or heat; exciting action; stimulating; as, heating medicines or applications.
n.
That which is signified, whether by act lanquage; signification; sence; import; as, the meaning of a hint.
n.
The act, or state, of inclining; inclination; tendency; as, a leaning towards Calvinism.
n.
Attention to what is delivered; opportunity to be heard; audience; as, I could not obtain a hearing.
a.
Guiding; directing; controlling; foremost; as, a leading motive; a leading man; a leading example.
a.
Tending to cure; soothing; mollifying; as, the healing art; a healing salve; healing words.
n.
Pulsation; throbbing; as, the beating of the heart.
n.
The acquisition of knowledge or skill; as, the learning of languages; the learning of telegraphy.
n.
That which is meant or intended; intent; purpose; aim; object; as, a mischievous meaning was apparent.
a.
Causing to melt; becoming melted; -- used literally or figuratively; as, a melting heat; a melting appeal; a melting mood.
n.
A junction, crossing, or union; as, the meeting of the roads or of two rivers.
n.
That which stands at the head; title; as, the heading of a paper.
n.
A congregation; a collection of people; a convention; as, a large meeting; an harmonius meeting.
n.
The act of gathering after reapers; that which is collected by gleaning.
a.
Practicing plain dealing; artless. See Plain dealing, under Dealing.
n.
Improperly, the unsupported span; as, the beam has twenty feet of bearing between its supports.
n.
Purport; meaning; intended significance; aspect.