The essence is not 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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The term essence is taken from being in the first sense 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 2Form alone is not the essence of a composite thing 1 0 2The essence is that which is signified by the definition of the thing 1 0 2The essence of a composite thing is not the composite thing itself, even if the essence is composite 1 0 2The term essence is sometimes predicated of the thing and sometimes denied of the thing 1 0 2The essence or quiddity can be understood without understanding anything about its existence 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