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Definition of Substance
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Substance
That which underlies all outward manifestations; substratum; the permanent subject or cause of phenomena, whether material or spiritual; that in which properties inhere; that which is real, in distinction from that which is apparent; the abiding part of any existence, in distinction from any accident; that which constitutes anything what it is; real or existing essence. The most important element in any existence; the characteristic and essential components of anything; the main part; essential import; purport. Body; matter; material of which a thing is made; hence, substantiality; solidity; firmness; as, the substance of which a garment is made; some textile fabrics have little substance. Material possessions; estate; property; resources. Same as Hypostasis, 2. To furnish or endow with substance; to supply property to; to make rich. Related Definitions:
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Substance Quotations
The very substance of the ambitious is merely the shadow of a dream. William Shakespeare Morality is the basis of things and truth is the substance of all morality. Mohandas Gandhi The ideal and the beautiful are identical; the ideal corresponds to the idea, and beauty to form; hence idea and substance are cognate. Victor Hugo God is the universal substance in existing things. He comprises all things. He is the fountain of all being. In Him exists everything that is. Lucius Annaeus Seneca Style is the substance of the subject called unceasingly to the surface. Victor Hugo |
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Substance Translations
substance in Danish is stof substance in Dutch is spul, stof, goedje, substantie substance in French is substance substance in German is Wesentliches substance in Italian is sostanza substance in Latin is materia, substantia substance in Spanish is substancia, sustancia substance in Swedish is huvudsak |
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