What is the meaning of "esse"?

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UK /ˈɛsi/noun (mass noun) (Philosophy) essential nature or essenceSee also in essetwo traditions, each of whose esse is opposition to the central tenets of the otherExamplesAs potential to, and receptive of esse, essence is thus a principle through which and in which a thing exists.North AmericanWe see here clearly how Thomas has appropriated Plato's thought for his own ‘existential’ (in the sense of esse) purposes.North AmericanEssence is the intrinsic limitation of esse, the crystallization of existence, bordered by nothingness.North American

Latin, ‘to be’ (used as a noun)

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