Definition of essence

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Essence (n.) 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..

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Essence :: Essence (n.) Constituent substance.
Quintessential :: Quintessential (a.) Of the nature of a quintessence; purest.
Consubstantial :: Consubstantial (a.) Of the same kind or nature; having the same substance or essence; coessential.
Essence :: Essence (n.) A being; esp., a purely spiritual being..
Elixir :: Elixir (n.) The refined spirit; the quintessence.
Stuff :: Stuff (v. t.) The fundamental material of which anything is made up; elemental part; essence.
Materially :: Materially (adv.) In its essence; substantially.
Quintessence :: Quintessence (n.) Hence: An extract from anything, containing its rarest virtue, or most subtle and essential constituent in a small quantity; pure or concentrated essence..
Divinity :: Divinity (a.) The state of being divine; the nature or essence of God; deity; godhead.
Virtual :: Virtual (a.) Being in essence or effect, not in fact; as, the virtual presence of a man in his agent or substitute..
Entity :: Entity (n.) A real being, whether in thought (as an ideal conception) or in fact; being; essence; existence..
Metempsychosis :: Metempsychosis (n.) The passage of the soul, as an immortal essence, at the death of the animal body it had inhabited, into another living body, whether of a brute or a human being; transmigration of souls..
Essence :: Essence (n.) Perfume; odor; scent; or the volatile matter constituting perfume.
Essenced :: Essenced (imp. & p. p.) of Essenc.
Steep :: Steep (v. t.) To soak in a liquid; to macerate; to extract the essence of by soaking; as, to soften seed by steeping it in water. Often used figuratively..
Essentiate :: Essentiate (v. i.) To become assimilated; to be changed into the essence.
Extraction :: Extraction (n.) That which is extracted; extract; essence.
Privative :: Privative (n.) That of which the essence is the absence of something.
Modal :: Modal (a.) Of or pertaining to a mode or mood; consisting in mode or form only; relating to form; having the form without the essence or reality.
Unessential :: Unessential (a.) Void of essence, or real being..
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