- A thing - Being - essence existence being - Individual - Thing - A real being, whether in thought (as an ideal conception)
or in fact; being; essence; existence.
- Livelihood - Real being; existence. - Inherency; as, the subsistence of qualities in bodies. - That which furnishes support to animal life; means of
support; provisions, or that which produces provisions; livelihood; as,
a meager subsistence. - Same as Hypostasis, 2.
- Not vital - Not essential; not of prime importance; not
indispensable; unimportant. - Void of essence, or real being. - Something not constituting essence, or something which
is not of absolute necessity; as, forms are among the unessentials of
religion.