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Definition of esse in English: essenoun ˈɛsiˈesē mass nounPhilosophy Essential nature or essence. 〔哲〕存在;实在。参见IN ESSE two traditions, each of whose esse is opposition to the central tenets of the other See also in esse Example sentencesExamples - As potential to, and receptive of esse, essence is thus a principle through which and in which a thing exists.
- Essence is the intrinsic limitation of esse, the crystallization of existence, bordered by nothingness.
- We see here clearly how Thomas has appropriated Plato's thought for his own ‘existential’ (in the sense of esse) purposes.
Synonyms quintessence, soul, spirit, ethos, nature, life, lifeblood, core, heart, centre, crux, nub, nucleus, kernel, marrow, meat, pith, gist, substance, principle, central part, fundamental quality, basic quality, essential part, intrinsic nature, sum and substance, reality, actuality
OriginLatin, 'to be' (used as a noun). Definition of esse in US English: essenounˈesē Philosophy Essential nature or essence. 〔哲〕存在;实在。参见IN ESSE two traditions, each of whose esse is opposition to the central tenets of the other See also in esse Example sentencesExamples - Essence is the intrinsic limitation of esse, the crystallization of existence, bordered by nothingness.
- We see here clearly how Thomas has appropriated Plato's thought for his own ‘existential’ (in the sense of esse) purposes.
- As potential to, and receptive of esse, essence is thus a principle through which and in which a thing exists.
Synonyms quintessence, soul, spirit, ethos, nature, life, lifeblood, core, heart, centre, crux, nub, nucleus, kernel, marrow, meat, pith, gist, substance, principle, central part, fundamental quality, basic quality, essential part, intrinsic nature, sum and substance, reality, actuality
OriginLatin, ‘to be’ (used as a noun). |