beëntadj.
/ˈbiːənt/ metaphorical.
That is or exists; existing (in the most abstract sense); also used substantively. (Introduced to represent Germ. seiend, as expressing pure being in the Hegelian sense.)
ΘΚΠ
the world > existence and causation > existence > [noun] > entity, being, or thing
thingeOE
warec1200
beinga1393
matterc1450
body1587
essence1587
entity1596
existence1605
existency1628
existent1635
essency1647
exister1700
beënt1865
thang1932
the world > existence and causation > existence > [adjective] > existent or existing
bornOE
sustaineda1450
beingc1460
essential1535
existent1535
extant1561
existing1578
eventual1752
beënt1865
the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > metaphysics > ontology > [noun] > being or entity
body1587
ens1614
real1615
beënt1865
the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > metaphysics > ontology > [adjective] > of or relating to entities or existence of entities
objective1645
beënt1865
ontic1907
ontical1942
1865 J. H. Stirling Secret of Hegel I. 321 Something, however, is already a definite Beënt.
1865 J. H. Stirling Secret of Hegel I. 362 Quality distinguished as beënt is Reality.
1885 R. Adamson in Mind Oct. 575 The changing, variable, transitory, and relatively non-beënt, world of finite fact.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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