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meaning of life

philosophical and spiritual question concerning the significance of living or existence in general
Thing problem Q223675
meaning of life
Paul Gauguin · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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meaning of life

Summary

meaning of life is a problem[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • meaning of life's instance of is recorded as problem[3].
  • meaning of life is a type of meaning[4].
  • meaning of life is part of existentialism[5].
  • meaning of life's Commons category is recorded as Meaning of life[6].
  • meaning of life's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Meaning of life[7].
  • meaning of life's facet of is recorded as life[8].
  • meaning of life's facet of is recorded as existence[9].
  • meaning of life's facet of is recorded as meaning[10].
  • meaning of life's facet of is recorded as philosophy of life[11].
  • meaning of life's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/tags/meaning-of-life[12].
  • meaning of life's studied by is recorded as philosophy[13].

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Definition and Type

meaning of life's instance of is recorded as problem[3]. It is a type of meaning[4].

Use and Application

meaning of life is part of existentialism[5].

Why It Matters

meaning of life has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 22d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → h0000222-smysl-zivota
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  2. 4w ago · Surajr7 · 2026-06-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → Paul Gauguin - D'ou venons-nous.jpg
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P18]]: Gauguin - Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going? (1897-98).jpg"
  3. 5w ago · XeNivalys · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14483 → s/sentido-de-la-vida
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14483]]: s/sentido-de-la-vida, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/290447378|Sentido de la vida (#290447378)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7927"
  4. 6w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Local thumb → —
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