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essence

Ancestral Lore

Ancestral Lore of essence

from Latin essentia "being, essence"

translation of Greek ousia "being, essence"
see existence

present participle stem of esse "to be"
originally "substance of the Trinity"

from PIE root *es- "to be" + sentire (sensi, sensus) "perceive, feel, experience; think, realize, see, understand"

essence noun

concrete something that is; an existence, entity (now restricted to spiritual or immaterial entities)
‘substance’ in the metaphysical sense; the reality underlying phenomena; absolute being
‘constituent substance’ (Johnson)
that by which anything subsists; foundation of being
loosely the most important indispensable quality or constituent element of anything; the specific difference. of the essence (of): indispensable

Specifics

Specific examples and quotes of essence

"What he intended to pass on to them could not be imparted. Not in this way. Anything that came out of his mouth was, at that point, to such an extent downsized and degraded in meaning, consequently becoming so vague and fuzzy that it could easily have been perceived to mean anything at all. His words had become highly interpretable, losing their essence and, thus, all sense."

"Originals"
(Speed Well Dialogues)
by Sabina Nore

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~☉~	lucid definition; added layer of lucidity, or aethereal context
⚜	classic definition
☣	artificium definition; usually words which have undergone a warped evolution, or a complete perversion of the original sense