Entifical

/ɛnˈtɪfɪkəl/ adjective

Definition

Relating to or producing being or existence (extremely rare philosophical term).

Etymology

From enti- (relating to entia/ens, 'being') + -fical (from Latin -ficalis, 'making' or 'doing'). A scholastic philosophical neologism.

Kelly Says

This word is so obscure it barely exists outside medieval and Renaissance philosophical manuscripts—it's what philosophers created when they needed to discuss what makes something 'be' in the deepest sense.

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