ens

¹

[ enz, ens ]

noun

, Metaphysics.

, plural en·ti·a [en, -shee-, uh, -tee-, uh],

1. an existing or real thing; an entity.

Ens.

²

abbreviation for

1. Ensign.

Ens.

¹

abbreviation for

1. Ensign

ens

²

/ ɛnz /

noun

1. being or existence in the most general abstract sense
2. a real thing, esp as opposed to an attribute; entity

Word History and Origins

Origin of ens¹

< Latin ēns, present participle of esse to be

Word History and Origins

Origin of ens¹

C16: from Late Latin, literally: being, from Latin esse to be

Example Sentences

Thomas goes on to contradict Aristotle, in holding quod nullum ens esset nisi corpus.

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Appetency, ap′pet-ens-i, n. a seeking after: craving or appetite: desire, especially sensual desire—also Ap′petence.

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How can we conceive Non-Ens: or confound together two distinct realities?

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To admit this, we must assume the thing that is not (or Non-Ens, Nothing) to have a real existence.

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Non-Ens, or Nothing, is not the name of any existing thing, or of any Something.

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