Plural of ens; entities or beings, especially in philosophical contexts; things that exist.
From Latin entia, plural of ens, meaning 'being' or 'existence.' The root is the present participle of esse, 'to be,' the most fundamental concept in philosophy.
Medieval philosophers got into wild debates about what counts as an 'ens'—does God? Does matter? Does the number three? This tiny word opened huge questions about what exists.
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