Essence
Essence () has various meanings and uses for different thinkers and in different contexts. It is used in philosophy and theology as a designation for the property (philosophy), property or set of properties or attributes that make an entity the ...
is the attribute (or set of attributes) that make an object or substance what it fundamentally is.
Essence may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment
Television and film
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The Essence
''Wamp 2 Dem'' is a commercial mixtape by English rapper Giggs. It was released on 6 October 2017 by No BS Music, while the mixtape was distributed by Island Records. It succeeds Giggs' fourth album ''Landlord'' (2016), released a year and two ...
'', a short film series by Nathaniel Thompson
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"Essence" (''The X-Files''), a 2001 episode of television show ''The X-Files''
Music
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''Essence'' (John Lewis album), 1962
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''Essence'' (Don Ellis album), 1962
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''Essence'' (Eric Kloss album), 1973
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''Essence'' (Shelly Manne album), 1977
*Essence, a pseudonym of
The Space Brothers
The Space Brothers are a British trance music duo comprising Richard 'Ricky' Louis Simmonds and Stephen Christopher Jones, noted for producing under a variety of pseudonyms such as Chakra, Lustral, Ascension, Essence, Ultra High, Lamai and Th ...
, a UK trance music act
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''Essence'' (A Guy Called Gerald album), 2000
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''Essence'' (Lucinda Williams album), 2001
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Essence (Lucinda Williams song)
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"Essence" (Wizkid song), a 2020 song by Wizkid featuring Tems
*Essence, a Nigerian singer
Videogames
*a measure of a living being's lifeforce in the role-playing game ''
Shadowrun
''Shadowrun'' is a science fantasy tabletop role-playing game set in an alternate future in which cybernetics, magic in fiction, magic and fantasy creatures co-exist. It combines genres of cyberpunk, urban fantasy, and crime fiction, crime, wit ...
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*the mystical force in the pen and paper role-playing game ''
Exalted
''Exalted'' is a high fantasy tabletop role-playing game originally published by White Wolf Publishing in July 2001. The game is currently in its third edition. It was originally created by Robert Hatch, Justin Achilli and Stephan Wieck, a ...
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Other uses
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Essence (biological defense program), a United States Department of Defense health-protection initiative
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''Essence'' (magazine), an African American magazine with a primarily female readership
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''Essence'' (yacht), an American yacht sank in a collision with a cargo ship on 29 April 2009
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Essential oil
An essential oil is a concentrated hydrophobic liquid containing volatile (easily evaporated at normal temperatures) chemical compounds from plants. Essential oils are also known as volatile oils, ethereal oils, aetheroleum, or simply as the ...
, of a given substance
*Essence, a French language term used in some parts of Africa to refer to
gasoline
Gasoline ( North American English) or petrol ( Commonwealth English) is a petrochemical product characterized as a transparent, yellowish, and flammable liquid normally used as a fuel for spark-ignited internal combustion engines. When for ...
*Essence, a software development method and Object Management Group standard related to
SEMAT
Semat () was an Ancient Egyptian Queen, who was a wife of the King Den. She was buried near him in Abydos.
Very little is known about Semat besides a stela discovered near Den's tomb in Abydos. She held the titles of
Both of these titles wer ...
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Extract
An extract (essence) is a substance made by extracting a part of a raw material, often by using a solvent such as ethanol, oil or water. Extracts may be sold as tinctures or absolutes or dried and powdered.
The aromatic principles of ma ...
, used as a food flavoring
See also
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Esence (disambiguation)
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