ens

[ enz, ens ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Metaphysics.

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

Ens.

Ens.

ens

/ ɛnz /

Origin of ens¹

< Latin ēns, present participle of esse to be

Origin of ens¹

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

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

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

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

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

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

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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