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    esse
    /ˈɛsi/

    noun

    • 1. essential nature or essence: "two traditions, each of whose esse is opposition to the central tenets of the other"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › esseEsse Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of ESSE is actual being : existence. Love words? You must — there are over 200,000 words in our free online dictionary, but you are looking for one that’s only in the Merriam-Webster Unabridged Dictionary.. Start your free trial today and get unlimited access to America's largest dictionary, with:. More than 250,000 words that aren't in our free dictionary

  3. www.dictionary.com › browse › esseESSE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Esse definition: being; existence.. See examples of ESSE used in a sentence.

  4. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › esseesse - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 2, 2024 · “ esse ”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers; esse in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

  5. www.cambridge.org › core › journalsAquinas on The Distinction Between Esse and Esse: How the Name ‘...

    Jan 1, 2024 · In a number of texts throughout his career, Thomas Aquinas identifies different senses of the term ‘ esse’.Most notably, he notes that according to one sense, the term signifies the act of existence (actus essendi), which he famously holds is really distinct from essence in all beings other than God.Perhaps surprisingly, he also notes on a number of occasions that according to another sense, the term ‘ esse’ can signify that very principle that he says is distinct from the act of ...

  6. www.thefreedictionary.com › esseEsse - definition of esse by The Free Dictionary

    Definition, Synonyms, Translations of esse by The Free Dictionary

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishESSE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    2 meanings: philosophy 1. existence 2. essential nature; essence.... Click for more definitions.

  8. www.yourdictionary.com › esseEsse Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Esse definition: Being; existence; essence. Yet since in these systems inquiries into the esse and fieri of the world are rarely distinguished with any precision, it will be necessary to indicate very briefly the general outlines of the system so far as they are necessary for understanding their bearing on the problems of evolution.

  9. www.oxfordreference.com › display › 10Essence - Oxford Reference

    Jul 17, 2024 · (Latin, esse, to be)The basic or primary element in the being of a thing; the thing's nature, or that without which it could not be what it is. A thing cannot lose its essence without ceasing to exist, and the essential nature of a natural kind, such as water or gold, is that property without which there is no instance of the kind.

  10. www.oed.com › dictionary › esse_nesse, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English Dictionary

    esse, n. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary

  11. en.bab.la › dictionary › englishesse - Definition in English - bab.la

    Define 'esse'. See more meanings of 'esse' with examples.