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Subsistence

Sub-sist′ence

,
Noun.
[Cf. F.
subsistance
, L.
subsistentia
.]
1.
Real being; existence.
Not only the things had
subsistence
, but the very images were of some creatures existing.
Stillingfleet.
2.
Inherency;
as, the
subsistence
of qualities in bodies
.
3.
That which furnishes support to animal life; means of support; provisions, or that which produces provisions; livelihood;
as, a meager
subsistence
.
His viceroy could only propose to himself a comfortable
subsistence
out of the plunder of his province.
Addison.
4.
(Theol.)
Same as
Hypostasis
, 2.
Hooker.

Webster 1828 Edition


Subsistence

SUBSIST'ENCE


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subsistence

subsistence

English

Noun

subsistence (plural subsistences)

  1. Real being; existence.
  2. The act of maintaining oneself at a minimum level.
  3. Inherency; as, the subsistence of qualities in bodies.
  4. something (food, water, money, etc.) that is required to stay alive.
  5. (theology) embodiment or personification or hypostasis of an underlying principle or quality.

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  • subsistence in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
  • subsistence in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911