essentia

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The strongest of them are called essential oils, after the medieval alchemist’s notion of quinta essentia, a fifth essence of heavenly origin — a life force — to be extracted from terrestrial materials.

From New York Times • May 10, 2021

Esse rei quamvis sit aliud ab ejus essentia, non tamen est intelligendum, quod sit aliquod superadditum, ad modum accidentis, sed quasi constituitur per principia essentiae.

From Ontology or the Theory of Being by Coffey, Peter

"In homine," said Flacius, "et mansit aliquid, et tamen quod optimum in ratione et essentia fuit, nempe imago Dei, non tantum evanuit, sed etiam in contrarium, nempe in imaginem diaboli, commutatum est."

From Historical Introductions to the Symbolical Books of the Evangelical Lutheran Church by Bente, F. (Friedrich)

Our eternal life remains "perpetuo in divina essentia sine discretione," but continually flows out "per æternam Verbi generationem."

From Christian Mysticism by Inge, William Ralph

But my doubt is here:--How am I to discover what are the essentia of any Louse, whether Egyptian or not?

From Reminiscences of Scottish Life and Character by Ramsay, Edward Bannerman