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Ens

Ens may refer to:Ens (Netherlands), a village in the Dutch province of FlevolandEns, Hautes-Pyrénées, a town in FranceThe Latin word ens, meaning 'something which has existence; a being, an entity as opposed to an attribute or quality', and as such, ens is often used in relation to Christian medieval theology and philosophy.
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ENS (Ecole normale supérieure)

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(n.)
Something supposed to condense within itself all the virtues and qualities of a substance from which it is extracted; essence.

(n.)
Entity, being, or existence; an actually existing being; also, God, as the Being of Beings.

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Ens (Latin) [from esse to be, being] According to scholastic philosophy, being in the most abstract sense, not necessarily existent, requiring the addition of a category to yield reality. Equivalent to the Greek ousia (essence), the essential nature of a thing; or the Hindu sat. In alchemy, an extract containing the essential qualities of a substance; e.g., primum ens melissae (the spirit of balm).
Used for the real or spiritual presence in universal nature, as signifying the Ever-being or Ever-existing.

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