Word of the Day – Ontology

• Noun: Ontology
  1. a branch of metaphysics concerned with the nature and relations of being
  2. a particular theory about the nature of being or the kinds of things that have existence
• Adjective:  Ontological
  
  1. of or relating to ontology
  2. relating to or based upon being or existence

•  Synonyms:
  1.  existential
  2. metaphysical
  3. phenomenological
  4. philosophical
  5. supernatural
  6. transcendental
• Usage:

• “To be a European or American Jew has hardly been perceived as a contradiction, but to be an Arab Jew has been seen as a kind of logical paradox, even an ontological subversion.”

• Encountered:
  • Reflections By An ARAB JEW by Ella Habiba Shohat

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