beinghood
Noun

beinghood (uncountable)

  1. The state, quality, or condition of being or existing; existence.
    • 1997, Plato, Eva Brann, Peter Kalkavage, Plato's Sophist, or, The professor of wisdom:
      Let us therefore obtain an account from both kinds of men in turn on behalf of the beinghood they posit.
    • 2011, Henri Colt, Silvia Quadrelli, Friedman Lester, The Picture of Health:
      For an individual to enjoy beinghood, they must have the capacity for subjective experiences [...]
  2. Personhood; personality.
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