Ooooo! Big word! Here's what it means:
- on·tol·o·gy
- Pronunciation: än-'tä-l&-jE
- Function: noun
- 1 : a branch of metaphysics concerned with the nature and relations of being
- 2 : a particular theory about the nature of being or the kinds of existents
- on·to·log·i·cal
- Pronunciation: "än-t&l-'ä-ji-k&l
- Function: adjective
- 1 : of or relating to ontology
- 2 : relating to or based upon being or existence
- ontological argument
- Function: noun
- : an argument for the existence of God based upon the meaning of the term God
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- & = the "uh" sound, like the sound an atheist might make if you whacked him in the head with a Bible.
- ä = the "ahh" sound, like someone who finally "gets it."
(From the Merriam-Webster site.)
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