Word of the Day
for Tuesday,
July 30, 2013
Esse \ES-se; Eng. ES-ee\, noun:
being; existence.
The esse of
the life of every man, which he has from his father, is called the soul, and
the existence of life thence derived is called the body.
-- Emanuel Swedenborg, The Earths in Our Solar System, 1758
-- Emanuel Swedenborg, The Earths in Our Solar System, 1758
According to Berkeley,
the esse
of things is percipi. They exist as they are perceived.
-- Thomas Love Peacock, Nightmare Abbey, 1818
-- Thomas Love Peacock, Nightmare Abbey, 1818
Esse comes from the Latin word of the same spelling meaning "to
be." It has been in English since the 1600s.
Thanks to: www.dictionary.com
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