essentia
Example Sentences
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The strongest of them are called essential oils, after the medieval alchemist’s notion of quinta essentia, a fifth essence of heavenly origin — a life force — to be extracted from terrestrial materials.
From New York Times • May 10, 2021
Since God is one and only, his essentia and his esse must be given at one stroke.
From Varieties of Religious Experience, a Study in Human Nature by James, William
Nec in angelo, nec in aliqua creatura, virtus vel potentia operativa est idem quod sua essentia....
From Ontology or the Theory of Being by Coffey, Peter
Haec divina motio in creatura recepta a Thomistis physica appellatur, ... quia ex propria essentia et ab intrinseco est efficax, independenter a quocumque creato consensu.”713.Cfr.
From Grace, Actual and Habitual A Dogmatic Treatise by Preuss, Arthur
Esse rei quamvis sit aliud ab ejus essentia, non tamen est intelligendum, quod sit aliquod superadditum, ad modum accidentis, sed quasi constituitur per principia essentiae.
From Ontology or the Theory of Being by Coffey, Peter
