Essence

Essence was in reality nothing at all, and that there was nothing in him but this _true Essence_.

The Improvement of Human Reason Exhibited in the Life of Hai Ebn Yokdhan Ibn Tufail

For as the cause of all that is and of all essence, He is called both Ens and Essence.

NPNF2-09. Hilary of Poitiers, John of Damascus 1898

The essence of belief in Divine unity consisteth in regarding Him Who is the Manifestation of God and Him Who is the invisible, the inaccessible, the unknowable Essence as one and the same.

Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh 1817-1892 Bah��'u'll��h 1854

The article -- "Cook up a pot of Rabbit Restoration Stew" -- appeared in Essence, a newsletter put out by environmental studies students.

Rabbit or Ramen Noodles? 2009

Harris's writing has also appeared in Essence, Washington Post Sunday

E Lynn Harris biography 2009

The article -- "Cook up a pot of Rabbit Restoration Stew" -- appeared in Essence, a newsletter put out by environmental studies students.

Uncategorized Blog Posts 2009

Essence is what a thing actually is, accident is what it looks like.

Attached to Strings 2009

I had it explained to me using the terms Essence and Accidence: Essence is what an object IS.

Holy Week, Church gets mad at a chocolate Jesus while I have my Zombie Jesus film fest. Elizabeth McClung 2007

And this we shall find to be that, which the word Essence imports, in its most familiar use.

Sortals Grandy, Richard E. 2007

'Species' is most frequently used (as in Zoology) for the _class denoted_ by a general name; but in Logic it is better to treat it as a general name used connotatively for the attributes possessed in common by the things denoted, and on account of which they are regarded as a class: it is sometimes called the Essence (§ 9).

Logic Deductive and Inductive Carveth Read 1889