Occurrent
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /əˈkʌɹənt/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Occurrent is an adjective meaning Current, actual, occurring.
Meaning
Current, actual, occurring.
More Meanings
- (philosophy, ethics) Pertaining to occurrence; having to do with an occurrence.
- (now chiefly philosophy) An event, something that occurs.
- One who comes to meet another.
Example Sentences
I hold the occurrent belief that I'm writing this sentence
In such a case, my belief that the person I will meet is named Robert Barchi is clearly occurrent.
One could imagine, for example, that an occurrent belief (e.g. that I'm allergic to apples) would trigger a dispositional desire (not to get an allergic crisis).
the only comfort (saith Jovius) he had to ease his melancholy thoughts, was to hear news, and to listen after those ordinary occurrents, which were brought him cum primis, by letters or otherwise, out of the remotest parts of Europe.
Word Forms
- occurrents
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include concurrent, cotemporal, intercurrent, cotemporaneous, cotemporary, contemporary.
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