The term essence, used with respect to composite substances, signifies that which is composed of matter and form
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The definition of a natural substance contains not only form but also matter 1 0 2and
The essence clearly comprises both matter and form 1 0 2Then it must be true that...
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St Thomas Aquinas/On Being and Essence
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Essence is also called form, for the certitude of every thing is signified through its form 1 0 2Some substances are simple and some are composite, and essence is in both 1 0 2In composite substances we find form and matter 1 0 2The essence clearly comprises both matter and form 1 0 2The essences of simple substances are form alone and are without matter 1 0 2The essence of a composite substance can be signified as a whole or as a part 1 0 2Immaterial substances have no simple difference except for those species whose essences are composed of matter and form 1 0 2Essence exists in substances composed of matter and form, where existence is both received and limited 1 0 2Substantial form and matter do not have complete essences individually, but together they form a complete essence 1 0 2Essence is found in composite substances and in simple ones 1 0 2