noun
ontological argument
A philosophical argument for the existence of God, most famously associated with Anselm of Canterbury. Used in academic or theological contexts.
アンセルムスの存在論的証明は、神の概念からその存在を導こうとする。
Anselm's ontological argument attempts to derive God's existence from the concept of God.
Compound of 存在論 (ontology) + 的 (-ic) + 証明 (proof). A calque of the English 'ontological argument' or German 'ontologischer Gottesbeweis'.