existentialism (n.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict[existentialism 词源字典]
1941, from German Existentialismus (1919), replacing Existentialforhold (1849), ultimately from Danish writer Søren Kierkegaard (1813-1855), who wrote (1846) of Existents-Forhold "condition of existence," existentielle Pathos, etc. (see existential), and whose name means, literally, "churchyard."[existentialism etymology, existentialism origin, 英语词源]