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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (a.) Belonging to the essence, or that which makes an object, or class of objects, what it is.

2. (a.) Hence, really existing; existent.

3. (a.) Important in the highest degree; indispensable to the attainment of an object; indispensably necessary.

4. (a.) Containing the essence or characteristic portion of a substance, as of a plant; highly rectified; pure; hence, unmixed; as, an essential oil.

5. (a.) Necessary; indispensable; -- said of those tones which constitute a chord, in distinction from ornamental or passing tones.

6. (a.) Idiopathic; independent of other diseases.

Greek

316. anagkaios -- necessary
... necessary. Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: anagkaios Phonetic Spelling:
(an-ang-kah'-yos) Short Definition: necessary, essential Definition: necessary ...
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4833. summorphoo -- conform to, fashion self according to.
... 4833 -- (from 4862 , "together " and 3444 ; " embodying essence") -- properly, sharing
the same form from embodying the same inner (essential) reality; to be ...
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518. apaggello -- to report, announce
... application in each case. This makes essential to properly understanding the
force of 518 () in each of its occurrences.]. Word Origin from ...
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4190. poneros -- toilsome, bad
... From a derivative of ponos; hurtful, ie Evil (properly, in effect or influence,
and thus differing from kakos, which refers rather to essential character, as ...
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281. amen -- truly
... be.". 281 (""), as an "emphasis marker," introduces a statement of -- ie
that is essential in interpreting the passage. Word Origin ...
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5358. philagathos -- loving that which is good
... loves.". 5358 ("a lover of God's good") only occurs in Tit 1:8 where it is
listed as an essential quality for the elder-overseer. Word ...
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1515. eirene -- one, peace, quietness, rest.
... an individual. 1515 (from , "to into ") -- properly, , ie when all essential
parts are joined together; (God's gift of ). Word Origin ...
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1308. diaphero -- to carry through, carry about, to differ, make a ...
... through, carry about, to differ, make a difference, surpass NASB Word Usage carry
(1), differ (1), differs (1), driven about (1), essential (1), excellent (1 ...
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2549. kakia -- wickedness
... even if not . [2549 ("malice") shares the same essential meaning as 2556
("wretched evil," its adjectival cognate).]. Word Origin ...
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433. aneko -- to be fit, be proper
... (Col 3:18) (433 ) -- Note the imperfect tense ("was fitting"). [JB Lightfoot, "The
tense involved perhaps implies an essential () obligation" of what was "."]. ...
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Strong's Hebrew

3629. kilyah -- a kidney
... kidneys, reins. Feminine of kliy (only in the plural); a kidney (as an essential
organ); figuratively, the mind (as the interior self) -- kidneys, reins. ...
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Library

Whether it is Essential to this Sacrament that the Chrism which is ...
... CONFIRMATION (Q ) Whether it is essential to this sacrament that the chrism
which is its matter be previously consecrated by a bishop? ...
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Whether the Mixing with Water is Essential to this Sacrament?
... OF THE MATTER OF THIS SACRAMENT (EIGHT ARTICLES) Whether the mixing with
water is essential to this sacrament? Objection 1: It seems ...
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Whether the Essential Names Should be Appropriated to the Persons?
... OF THE PERSONS IN RELATION TO THE ESSENCE (EIGHT ARTICLES) Whether the essential
names should be appropriated to the persons? Objection ...
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Whether Promulgation is Essential to a Law?
... TREATISE ON LAW (QQ 90-108)OF THE ESSENCE OF LAW (FOUR ARTICLES) Whether promulgation
is essential to a law? ... Therefore promulgation is not essential to a law. ...
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Whether Death is Essential to Martyrdom?
... OF MARTYRDOM (FIVE ARTICLES) Whether death is essential to martyrdom? Objection
1: It seems that death is not essential to martyrdom. ...
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Whether Trine Immersion is Essential to Baptism?
... OF THE SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM (TWELVE ARTICLES) Whether trine immersion is essential
to Baptism? ... Therefore it seems that trine immersion is essential to Baptism. ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether trine immersion is essential.htm

Of the Essential Meeting with God Without Means in the Nakedness ...
... OF THE ESSENTIAL MEETING WITH GOD WITHOUT MEANS IN THE NAKEDNESS OF OUR NATURE. ... The
unity of our spirit has two conditions: it is essential, and it is active. ...
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Whether the Essential Attributes are Appropriated to the Persons ...
... OF THE PERSONS IN RELATION TO THE ESSENCE (EIGHT ARTICLES) Whether the essential
attributes are appropriated to the persons in a fitting manner by the holy ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether the essential attributes are.htm

Essential Character of the Work of Jesus.
... CHAPTER XXVIII. ESSENTIAL CHARACTER OF THE WORK OF JESUS. Jesus, it will
be seen, limited his action entirely to the Jews. Although ...
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Whether Essential Names Should be Predicated in the Singular of ...
... OF THE PERSONS IN RELATION TO THE ESSENCE (EIGHT ARTICLES) Whether essential names
should be predicated in the singular of the three persons? ...
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Thesaurus

Essential (2 Occurrences)
... 4. (a.) Containing the essence or characteristic portion of a substance, as of a
plant; highly rectified; pure; hence, unmixed; as, an essential oil. ...
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Redeemer (42 Occurrences)
... It has the advantage, nevertheless, of always being entirely intelligible
in its essential significance. Our aim must be to keep ...
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Kenosis
... Christ was One. But as omniscience is an essential attribute of God, it
is an essential attribute of the incarnate Son. So does ...
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Type (12 Occurrences)
... structure common to a number of individuals; hence, the ideal representation of
a species, genus, or other group, combining the essential characteristics; an ...
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Element (1 Occurrence)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) A fundamental, essential, or irreducible part
or principle. 2. (n.) One of the ultimate, indecomposable ...
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Parallel (6 Occurrences)
... 3. (a.) Continuing a resemblance through many particulars; applicable in all essential
parts; like; similar; as, a parallel case; a parallel passage. ...
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Redemption (46 Occurrences)
... It has the advantage, nevertheless, of always being entirely intelligible
in its essential significance. Our aim must be to keep ...
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Anthropomorphism
... forms of religion, there is an anthropomorphic element present, for they all presuppose
the psychological truth of a certain essential likeness between God and ...
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Necessary (75 Occurrences)
... 2. (a.) Impossible to be otherwise, or to be dispensed with, without preventing
the attainment of a desired result; indispensable; requiste; essential. ...
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Organ (6 Occurrences)
... 2. (n.) A natural part or structure in an animal or a plant, capable of performing
some special action (termed its function), which is essential to the life or ...
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Bible Concordance

Essential (2 Occurrences)

Acts 27:34 I therefore strongly advise you to take some food. This is essential for your safety. For not a hair will perish from the head of any one of you."
(WEY)

Romans 2:18 and know his will, and approve the things that are excellent, being instructed out of the law,
(See NAS)

Subtopics

Essential

Related Terms

Redeemer (42 Occurrences)

Kenosis

Type (12 Occurrences)

Element (1 Occurrence)

Parallel (6 Occurrences)

Redemption (46 Occurrences)

Anthropomorphism

Necessary (75 Occurrences)