kierkegaardianism
/ˌkɪəkəˈɡɑːdɪ.ənɪzəm/
kierkegaardianism means the philosophical or religious views of the Danish thinker Søren Kierkegaard (1813–1855). It carries an Arena rating of 1371, earned across 3 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, kierkegaardianism ranks #3,048 of 17,128 for Most Ponderous Words, #5,793 of 17,124 for Most Sublime Words, #6,721 of 17,131 for Scariest Words, #7,580 of 17,151 for The Improbable.
kierkegaardianism is pronounced /ˌkɪəkəˈɡɑːdɪ.ənɪzəm/.
Why “kierkegaardianism” is a great word
The body of thought derived from the nineteenth-century Danish writer Søren Kierkegaard, which centers on the irreducible reality of the individual, the leap of faith, and the primacy of subjective truth over objective certainty. From *Kierkegaardian* (pertaining to Søren Kierkegaard) + *-ism* (denoting a system, principle, or ideological movement). Unlike the later, secularized 'existentialism' of Sartre and Camus or the totalizing coherence of a 'systematic philosophy,' Kierkegaardianism is a deliberately fractured mirror held up to the solitary soul. It is the silent anxiety before an infinite choice, the ironic pseudonym masking a deadly earnest purpose, and the palpable absurdity of a single man suspended over seventy thousand fathoms of water—a philosophy that teaches not what to think, but how to exist alone before the abyss.
Etymology
From Kierkegaardian + -ism.
noun
- The philosophical or religious views of the Danish thinker Søren Kierkegaard (1813–1855).
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