That which establishes a thing’s being, that by which a thing is what it is (id quo res est, id quod est).
In Christianity, the Word of God (“by whom all things were made”) is the locus of essences.
That which establishes a thing’s being, that by which a thing is what it is (id quo res est, id quod est).
In Christianity, the Word of God (“by whom all things were made”) is the locus of essences.