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entia

entia is the plural of ens.

Meaning of ens

Noun

ens (plural enses or entia)

  1. An entity or being; an existing thing, as opposed to a quality or attribute.
    • Forms sphered in fire with trembling light array'd, / Ens without weight, and substance without shade […].1791, Erasmus Darwin, The Economy of Vegetation, J. Johnson, page 41
  2. (historical) Something supposed to condense within itself all the virtues and qualities of a substance from which it is extracted; an essence, an active principle.
    • Here he states that there are five ‘active principles’ – the five Enses or entia – that influence our bodies and give rise to disease […]2006, Philip Ball, The Devil's Doctor, Arrow, published 2007, page 245

Questions about entia

What is entia the plural of?
Entia is the plural of ens.

Words near entia in the dictionary

  1. enthymematic
  2. enthymematical
  3. enthymeme
  4. enthymemes
  5. enthymemic
  6. entia
  7. entice
  8. enticeable
  9. enticed
  10. enticeful
  11. enticement

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