Definition
In medieval philosophy and alchemy, the essential substance or fundamental nature of something; essence or quintessential quality.
Etymology
From Latin essentia (being, essence), from esse (to be). The term was used in medieval scholarly texts and alchemical works to describe the core nature of matter.
Kelly Says
Medieval alchemists chased 'essancia'—the magical essence they thought they could extract from matter—not knowing they were accidentally discovering the periodic table!
Translations
CACatalà
essència
eh-sen-ssia
CSČeština
esence
eh-sen-tsheh
DEDeutsch
Essenz
es-entss
ELΕλληνικά
essentia
eh-sen-tee-ah
ESEspañol
esencia
eh-sen-thee-ah
FISuomi
essenssi
es-sen-ssi
FRFrançais
essence
es-ans
HEעברית
essentia
eh-sen-tee-ah
HUMagyar
lényeg
leh-nyegh
IDBahasa Indonesia
esensi
eh-sen-si
ITItaliano
essenza
eh-sen-tza
MSBahasa Melayu
esens
eh-sen-s
NLNederlands
essentie
es-sen-tee
PLPolski
esencja
eh-sen-tsia
PTPortuguês
essência
eh-sen-thee-ah
RORomână
esență
eh-sen-tsah
RUРусский
сущность
soo-sh-no-st'
SWKiswahili
msingi
m-sin-gi
TAதமிழ்
அடிப்படை
a-di-pa-dai
THไทย
สาระสำคัญ
sa-ra-sa-man
UKУкраїнська
сутність
soo-t-nist'
URاردو
مہربانی
meh-ra-ba-ni
VITiếng Việt
essences
es-sen-s