the nominal essences of things, expressed by their common name, rest upon the experienced resemblances that cause objects to fall into different groups and to receive different appellations — B.A.G.Fuller
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Essence — Es sence, n. [F. essence, L. essentia, formed as if fr. a p. pr. of esse to be. See {Is}, and cf. {Entity}.] 1. The constituent elementary notions which constitute a complex notion, and must be enumerated to define it; sometimes called the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
nominal — nominal, ale, aux [ nɔminal, o ] adj. et n. m. • 1503; lat. nominalis, de nomen « nom » I ♦ Ling. 1 ♦ Qui se rapporte au nom (III), a valeur de nom, équivaut à un nom. Emploi nominal d un mot. Formes nominales de la conjugaison (infinitifs,… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Essence and Existence — • Essence, described as that whereby a thing is what it is. Existence is that whereby the essence is an actuality in the line of being Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Essence and Existence Essence and Existence … Catholic encyclopedia
nominal damages — see damage 2 Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. nominal damages n … Law dictionary
nominal definition — A definition, for example of a species of substance or animal, that locates it by sufficient of its properties to distinguish it from other kinds of substance or animal, but without getting at its underlying structure or ‘essence’. Thus a… … Philosophy dictionary
essence — (Lat., 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,… … Philosophy dictionary
nominal definition — noun Logic a definition that describes something sufficiently to distinguish it from other things, but without describing its essence … English new terms dictionary
real essence — noun Lockeanism : the objectively real resemblance of constitution that may underlie a group of individuals to which a general name has been given contrasted with nominal essence … Useful english dictionary
Definition — For other uses, see Definition (disambiguation). A definition is a passage that explains the meaning of a term (a word, phrase or other set of symbols), or a type of thing. The term to be defined is the definiendum. A term may have many different … Wikipedia
Deism in England and France in the 18th century — Deism, the religious attitude typical of the Enlightenment, especially in France and England, believes that the existence of God can be only proved based on the application of reason and the world can be discovered through observation, experience … Wikipedia
