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Fr. essence, ad. L. essentia, f. *essent-em, fictitious pr. pple. of esse to be, in imitation of Gr. {omicron}{ulenis}{sigma}{giacu}{alpha} being, f. {olenis}{nu}{tau}-, stem of pr. pple. of {epsilon}{ilenisfrown}{nu}{alpha}{iota} to be. Cf. Pr. essentia, Sp. esencia, It. essenza.
Fr. essence, ad. L. essentia, f. *essent-em, fictitious pr. pple. of esse to be, in imitation of Gr. {omicron}{ulenis}{sigma}{giacu}{alpha} being, f. {olenis}{nu}{tau}-, stem of pr. pple. of {epsilon}{ilenisfrown}{nu}{alpha}{iota} to be. Cf. Pr. essentia, Sp. esencia, It. essenza.
*Being, existence, viewed as a fact or as a property possessed by something. Obs.
*Being, [[existence]], viewed as a fact or as a property possessed by something. Obs.
*Something that is; an existence, entity. Now restricted to spiritual or immaterial entities.
*Something that is; an existence, entity. Now restricted to spiritual or immaterial entities.
