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real essence — noun Lockeanism : the objectively real resemblance of constitution that may underlie a group of individuals to which a general name has been given contrasted with nominal essence … Useful english dictionary
Essence and Existence — • Essence, described as that whereby a thing is what it is. Existence is that whereby the essence is an actuality in the line of being Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Essence and Existence Essence and Existence … Catholic encyclopedia
Essence — Es sence, n. [F. essence, L. essentia, formed as if fr. a p. pr. of esse to be. See {Is}, and cf. {Entity}.] 1. The constituent elementary notions which constitute a complex notion, and must be enumerated to define it; sometimes called the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
essence — es·sence / es əns/ n 1: the real or ultimate nature of a thing: the properties that make a thing what it is his award is legitimate only so long as it draws its essence from the collective bargaining agreement United Steel Workers v. Enterprise… … Law dictionary
Real Aikido — is a martial art developed by Ljubomir Vračarević, a self defence instructor from Serbia. It is a mixture of aikido, judo and jujutsu techniques, with some modifications made by Vračarević.Real aikido is a defence techniques system (empty handed … Wikipedia
Real death — is a term used in some science fiction stories where a character who has died may be resurrected in some way. Real death precludes resurrection. Terms such as permanent death are also used.The term was probably first used in Lord of Light by… … Wikipedia
essence and existence — Ibn Sina argued that existence (wujud) is secondary to essence (mahiyya, lit. ‘whatness’ or quiddity), because we can think about something and it need not exist. In any case, everything that exists only comes into existence because it is… … Islamic philosophy dictionary
Essence — In philosophy, essence is the attribute or set of attributes that make an object or substance what it fundamentally is, and which it has by necessity, and without which it loses its identity. Essence is contrasted with accident: a property that… … Wikipedia
essence — noun 1 basic/most important quality of sth ADJECTIVE ▪ real, true, very ▪ divine, inner, spiritual ▪ The girl has her own spiritual essence … Collocations dictionary
Essence-Energies distinction — Historical contextThe Energies of God are a central principle of theology in the Eastern Orthodox Church, understood by the orthodox Fathers of the Church, and most famously formulated by Gregory Palamas, defending hesychast practice involving… … Wikipedia
