material, matter; essence, meaning, content; reality; body, consistency; wealth
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Substance Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
That which makes a thing what it is and not something else, i.e., essence (ousia) in Greek philosophy. Aristotle said essence equals substance. Aristotle said substance is the inherent essence or cause of a particular thing, i.e., the unity of its form and matter. In scholasticism, substance is that which exists and persists independent of any other being. In Cartesianism , substance is that which exists independent of any other being. Infinite substance is God; finite substance, mind, and matter. In Spinoza , there is only infinite substance (God) and its modes. In Kantianism , substance becomes a subjective concept of the mind arising from the necessary organizing activity of Mind in connection with the data of experience. In British empiricism , substance is essentially the systematic or coherent organization of the specific qualities of experience. As such, it does not exist or is unknowable.
[A80/B106] The first category of relation, discussed in detail in the First Analogy (the associated categories, discussed in the subsequent Analogies, are causality and community). [B149] In the Deduction in B, substance is defined as "something which can exist as subject and never as mere predicate". [A143/B183] In the Schematism, defines the schema of substance as "permanence of the real in time, that is, the representation of the real as a substrate of empirical time in general, and so abiding while all else changes". [A182/B224] In the First Analogy Kant argues that this schematized category must be employed in any possible experience, and thus that we must understand appearances as being representations of substance , and understand changes as changes in substance. (What is the relation to substance as what we represent appearances representing, and the "transcendental object =x" which appearances actually represent? Well, Kant only requires that we represent substance as existing, which is not to say that it exists, even according to his own standards of empirical reality (thus the Refutation is needed in addition to the Analogies to rebut skepticism of the external world). Secondly, in any case, Kant couldn't consistently claim to know anything about the "transcendental object =x", and thus couldn't consistently assert that it is substance.)
[A184/B227] In the First Analogy, Kant concludes: "All existence and all change in time thus have to be viewed as simply a mode of the existence of that which remains and persists. In all appearances the permanent is the object itself, that is, substance as phenomenon; everything, on the other hand, which changes or can change belongs only to the way in which substance or substances exist, and therefore to their determinations....The only difference in this matter between the common man and the philosopher is that the latter expresses himself somewhat more definitely, asserting that throughout all changes in the world remains substance remains, and that only the accidents change".
noun (fixed) income
The thickness and weight of paper, expressed in gsm (grams per square metre).
Substance Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(v. t.)
To furnish or endow with substance; to supply property to; to make rich.
To furnish or endow with substance; to supply property to; to make rich.
(n.)
The most important element in any existence; the characteristic and essential components of anything; the main part; essential import; purport.
The most important element in any existence; the characteristic and essential components of anything; the main part; essential import; purport.
(n.)
That which underlies all outward manifestations; substratum; the permanent subject or cause of phenomena, whether material or spiritual; that in which properties inhere; that which is real, in distinction from that which is apparent; the abiding part of any existence, in distinction from any accident; that which constitutes anything what it is; real or existing essence.
That which underlies all outward manifestations; substratum; the permanent subject or cause of phenomena, whether material or spiritual; that in which properties inhere; that which is real, in distinction from that which is apparent; the abiding part of any existence, in distinction from any accident; that which constitutes anything what it is; real or existing essence.
(n.)
Same as Hypostasis, 2.
Same as Hypostasis, 2.
(n.)
Material possessions; estate; property; resources.
Material possessions; estate; property; resources.
(n.)
Body; matter; material of which a thing is made; hence, substantiality; solidity; firmness; as, the substance of which a garment is made; some textile fabrics have little substance.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutBody; matter; material of which a thing is made; hence, substantiality; solidity; firmness; as, the substance of which a garment is made; some textile fabrics have little substance.
substance
\sub"stance\ (?), n. [f., fr. l. substantia, fr. substare to be under or present, to stand firm; sub under + stare to stand. see stand.]
1. that which underlies all outward manifestations; substratum; the permanent subject or cause of phenomena, whether material or spiritual; that in which properties inhere; that which is real, in distinction from that which is apparent; the abiding part of any existence, in distinction from any accident; that which constitutes anything what it is; real or existing essence. these cooks, how they stamp, and strain, and grind, and turn substance into accident! heroic virtue did his actions guide, and he the substance, not the appearance, chose.
2. the most important element in any existence; the characteristic and essential components of anything; the main part; essential import; purport. this edition is the same in substance with the latin. burnet. it is insolent in words, in manner; but in substance it is not only insulting, but alarming.
3. body; matter; material of which a thing is made; hence, substantiality; solidity; firmness; as, the substance of which a garment is made; some textile fabrics have little substance.
4. material possessions; estate; property; resources. and there wasted his substance with riotous living. v. 13. thy substance, valued at the highest rate, can not amount unto a hundred marks. we are destroying many thousand lives, and exhausting our substance, but not for our own interest.
5. (theol.) same as hypostasis, 2.
substance
\sub"stance\, v. t. to furnish or endow with substance; to supply property to; to make rich. [obs.]
substance
n
1. that which has mass and occupies space; "an atom is the smallest indivisible unit of matter" [syn: matter]
2. the stuff of which an object consists
3. the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience: "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the republican party"; "the nub of the story" [syn: kernel, core, center, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, marrow, meat, nub, pith, sum, nitty-gritty]
4. the idea that is intended; "what is the meaning of this proverb?" [syn: meaning]
5. considerable capital (wealth or income); "he is a man of means" [syn: means]
6. what a communication that is about something is about [syn: message, content, subject matter]
similar words(8)
translucent substance
transparent substance
lubricating substance
ground substance
specific heat of a substance
liquid body substance
living substance
intercellular substance
Arsylwedd = n. substance
Cyffyr = n. substance, matter
Nwydd = n. essence; substance; effects. Nwyddau, goods
Sylwedd = n. substance, matter
Sylweddu = to make of substance
Noun
1. that which has mass and occupies space; "an atom is the smallest indivisible unit of matter"
(synonym) matter
(hypernym) entity
(hyponym) food, nutrient
2. the stuff of which an object consists
(hypernym) part, portion, component part, component
3. the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story"
(synonym) kernel, core, center, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, marrow, meat, nub, pith, sum, nitty-gritty
(hypernym) content, cognitive content, mental object
(hyponym) bare bones
4. the idea that is intended; "What is the meaning of this proverb?"
(synonym) meaning
(hypernym) idea, thought
(hyponym) significance, import, implication
5. considerable capital (wealth or income); "he is a man of means"
(synonym) means
(hypernym) capital
(hyponym) pocketbook
6. what a communication that is about something is about
(synonym) message, content, subject matter
(hypernym) communication
(hyponym) body
Substance Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
Substance Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Substance may refer to:
- Geographical substance, the material content of the geosphere (Earth system science)
- Chemical substance, a material with a definite chemical composition
- Substance abuse, another name for drug abuse
- Matter, anything that has mass and takes up space
- Substance theory, theory positing that a substance is distinct from its properties
- Substantial (rapper) a US musician
- Substance (Joy Division album)
- Substance 1987, a New Order album
- "Substance", a song by Haste the Day from That They May Know You
- Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance, an update of the video game Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
- Homoousios, a Greek term used in describing the Trinity in Christian theology.
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Substance Definition from Law Dictionaries & Glossaries
That which is essential; it is used in opposition to form.
It is a general rule, that on any issue it is sufficient to prove the substance of the issue. For example, in a case where the defendant pleaded payment of the principal sum and all interest due, and it appeared in evidence that a gross sum was paid, not amounting to the full interest, but accepted by the plaintiff as full payment, the proof was held to be sufficient.
This entry contains material from Bouvier's Legal Dictionary, a work published in the 1850's.
Courtesy of the 'Lectric Law Library.It is a general rule, that on any issue it is sufficient to prove the substance of the issue. For example, in a case where the defendant pleaded payment of the principal sum and all interest due, and it appeared in evidence that a gross sum was paid, not amounting to the full interest, but accepted by the plaintiff as full payment, the proof was held to be sufficient.
This entry contains material from Bouvier's Legal Dictionary, a work published in the 1850's.
Substance Definition from Society & Culture Dictionaries & Glossaries
a material of a particular kind or constitution.
Substance Definition from Religion & Spirituality Dictionaries & Glossaries
Matter In the widest sense, the negative pole of the one universal life regarded as a duality. The manifested One, considered as a unit, is called the manifested Logos; and as a duad it becomes spirit-matter or life. Matter is thus co-eternal with spirit, forming the vehicular or passive aspect of every plane. It is equivalent to prakriti (or sakti, maya, or pradhana), and just as there are seven, ten, or twelve prakritis, so there are seven, ten, or twelve matters: the root-essence of all the series is what the Hindus called mulaprakriti (root-nature). Equivalently, matter may also be defined as the illusory aggregate of veils surrounding the fundamental essence of the universe.
Matter in the scientific sense is a percept resulting from the interaction of our physical senses with the physical plane of prakriti. Formerly regarded as having an existence independently of the observer, its illusory nature is now better recognized. In attempting to conceive of matter in a general sense the mind must be relieved of familiar notions of physically extended space, of resistance, mass, bulk, etc. -- properties peculiar to the physical plane of consciousness, but which we are apt to transfer unwittingly to our notions of other kinds of matter. We may speak of mind-stuff as the scene of mental activity and the vehicle of thought-force; but we can hardly view this as a kind of rare gas. Grossness, inertness, and immobility are attributes of the physical plane, rather than of matter itself. Yet the word matter has come to be significant of grossness, animalism, and materialism, although it is but the shadow or veil of cosmic spirit, spirit concreted or manifesting under the multifarious forms of the planes of the universe.
Matter in the scientific sense is a percept resulting from the interaction of our physical senses with the physical plane of prakriti. Formerly regarded as having an existence independently of the observer, its illusory nature is now better recognized. In attempting to conceive of matter in a general sense the mind must be relieved of familiar notions of physically extended space, of resistance, mass, bulk, etc. -- properties peculiar to the physical plane of consciousness, but which we are apt to transfer unwittingly to our notions of other kinds of matter. We may speak of mind-stuff as the scene of mental activity and the vehicle of thought-force; but we can hardly view this as a kind of rare gas. Grossness, inertness, and immobility are attributes of the physical plane, rather than of matter itself. Yet the word matter has come to be significant of grossness, animalism, and materialism, although it is but the shadow or veil of cosmic spirit, spirit concreted or manifesting under the multifarious forms of the planes of the universe.
Substance Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
Physical material of which something is made. It may be element, compound, or a mixture of materials.
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