existentialism
noun /ˌeɡzɪˈstenʃəlɪzəm/
/ˌeɡzɪˈstenʃəlɪzəm/
[uncountable] (philosophy)- the theory that humans are free and responsible for their own actions in a world without meaningWord Origintranslating Danish existents-forhold ‘condition of existence’ (frequently used by Kierkegaard), from existential.