Subsistence

Quick meaning: Subsistence is a noun meaning Real being; existence.

Meaning

Real being; existence.

More Meanings

1. The act of maintaining oneself at a minimum level.
2. Inherency.
3. Something (food, water, money, etc.) that is required to stay alive.
4. (theology) Embodiment or personification or hypostasis of an underlying principle or quality.

Example Sentences

the subsistence of qualities in bodies

His viceroy could only propose to himself a comfortable subsistence out of the plunder of his province.

the human nature loseth its proper subsistence , and is assumed into the subsistence of the divine nature

In the general course of human nature, a power over a man's subsistence amounts to a power over his will.

Word Forms

• subsistences
• subsistance

Synonyms for subsistence

Depending on context, synonyms include sustenance, hypostasis.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include subsist, survival, stay, mainstay, abode, persistence.

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