Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Same as
quidditative .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Constituting, or containing, the essence of a thing; quidditative.
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- adjective Constituting, or containing, the
essence of a thing.
Etymologies
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Related to quiddity.
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Examples
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Both existence and essence are realities, the one in the entitative order, the other in the quiddative order.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 10: Mass Music-Newman 1840-1916 1913
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