Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

life stance

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.05 in modern English

Syllables
life s-tance
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The relation that one has with what he or she accepts as being of ultimate importance, the presuppositions and theory of this, and the commitments and practice of working it out in living.

Etymology

From life + stance; coined in the mid-1970s by humanists interested in educational matters.

Inflected Forms

life stances (plural) lifestance (alternative)

Questions

What does life stance mean?
The relation that one has with what he or she accepts as being of ultimate importance, the presuppositions and theory of this, and the commitments and practice of working it out in living.
Where does life stance come from?
From life + stance; coined in the mid-1970s by humanists interested in educational matters.

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