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essence (s), essences (pl) (nouns)
1. The constituent elementary notions which constitute a complex notion, and must be enumerated to define it; sometimes called the nominal essence.
2. The constituent quality or qualities which belong to any object, or class of objects, or on which they depend for being what they are (distinguished as real essence); the real being, divested of all logical accidents; that quality which constitutes or marks the true nature of anything; distinctive character; hence, virtue or quality of a thing, separated from its grosser parts.
3. A being; especially, a purely spiritual being.
4. The predominant qualities or virtues of a plant or drug, extracted and refined from grosser matter; or, more strictly, the solution in spirits of wine of a volatile or essential oil; as, the essence of mint, etc.
5. Etymology: from essencia which was respelled in the French format, from Latin essentia, "being" which is from essent-, esse, "to be".
2. The constituent quality or qualities which belong to any object, or class of objects, or on which they depend for being what they are (distinguished as real essence); the real being, divested of all logical accidents; that quality which constitutes or marks the true nature of anything; distinctive character; hence, virtue or quality of a thing, separated from its grosser parts.
3. A being; especially, a purely spiritual being.
4. The predominant qualities or virtues of a plant or drug, extracted and refined from grosser matter; or, more strictly, the solution in spirits of wine of a volatile or essential oil; as, the essence of mint, etc.
5. Etymology: from essencia which was respelled in the French format, from Latin essentia, "being" which is from essent-, esse, "to be".
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esse, sent-, terest-
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(Arabic > Latin: alcohol, originally an "essence or very fine powder")
(Creativity is achieved by focusing and striving with one's chosen objective regardless of what others say or have done! In essence, it is a conception and the completion of the chosen vision.)
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“essence”
essence
The most important and significant aspect.
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Philosophical Conceptions
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