- (n.) That which furnishes support to animal life; means of support; provisions or that which produces provisions; livelihood; as, a meager subsistence.
- (n.) Inherency; as, the subsistence of qualities in bodies.
- (n.) Real being; existence.
- (n.) Same as Hypostasis, 2.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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