The essence is that which is signified by the definition of the thing
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Matter alone is not the essence of the thing 1 0 2and
Form alone is not the essence of a composite thing 1 0 2Then it must be true that...
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St Thomas Aquinas/On Being and Essence
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Being and essence are the things first conceived of by the intellect 1 0 2Essence signifies something common to all natures through which various beings are placed in various genera and species 1 0 2Essence is also called form, for the certitude of every thing is signified through its form 1 0 2A thing is not intelligible except through its definition and essence 1 0 2Matter alone is not the essence of the thing 1 0 2The term essence, used with respect to composite substances, signifies that which is composed of matter and form 1 0 2The essence of a composite thing is not the composite thing itself, even if the essence is composite 1 0 2The term man signifies the essence as a whole, implicitly and indistinctly containing designation of matter 1 0 2The nature or essence can be considered in two ways: absolutely and according to its existence in this thing or in that 1 0 2In every other thing, the thing's existence is one thing, and its essence or quiddity or nature or form is another 1 0 2