in esse
Americanadverb
adjective
Etymology
Origin of in esse
Latin, literally: in being
Example Sentences
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It is not impossible that the French termination in esse helped to make the confusion.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 16, February, 1859 by Various
Who shall say what it does not contain, either in esse or in posse!
From Without Prejudice by Zangwill, Israel
If in esse, they are either above praise, or subjects of praise.
From Ethics by Aristotle
Mr. Crosbie said, that Lord Monboddo believed the existence of every thing possible; in short, that all which is in posse might be found in esse.
From Life of Johnson, Volume 5 Tour to the Hebrides (1773) and Journey into North Wales (1774) by Boswell, James
It was one thing to grant control over all domestic concerns to a population in esse, and another and quite different thing to grant control to a people in posse.
From Stephen A. Douglas A Study in American Politics by Johnson, Allen
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