subsistence
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subsistence
- /səbˈsɪstəns/
Rhymes with -ɪstəns
Where it comes from
From Middle English subsistence; partly from Middle French subsistence (modern French subsistance) and partly from its etymon Late Latin subsistentia (“substance, reality, in Medieval Latin also stability”), from Latin subsistēns, present participle of subsistere (“to continue, subsist”). Perhaps also partly from subsist + -ence.
noun subsistences · subsistance
- Real being; existence. the human nature loseth its proper subsistence , and is assumed into the subsistence of the divine nature
- The act of maintaining oneself at a minimum level.
- Inherency. the subsistence of qualities in bodies
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Something (food, water, money, etc.) that is required to stay alive.
In the general course of human nature, a power over a man's subsistence amounts to a power over his will.
Similar: sustenance
- Embodiment or personification or hypostasis of an underlying principle or quality.
Similar: hypostasis
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: subsist, survival, stay, mainstay, abode, persistence, sustain, support, sustenance, lived, live, living, stint, life-saving, allowance, self-reliance
noun
Similar: hypostasis
Translations
Every language
noun means of support
| Español | subsistencia |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | आजीविका ājīvikā, जीविका jīvikā |
| Português | subsistência |
| Deutsch | Auskommen, Lebensunterhalt |
| Română | subzistență, mijloace de trai |
| Русский | прожи́тие prožítije, прожи́ток prožítok, пропита́ние propitánije |
| العربية | كَفَاف kafāf |
Talk about this word "subsistence." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/subsistence. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. subsistence. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/subsistence "subsistence." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/subsistence.Cite this
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title = {subsistence},
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