Aristotle believed that the celestial bodies were made of a fifth element, called the aether or quintessence.
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Quintessence
/kwɪnˈtɛs.əns/
Synonyms for "quintessence" (115 found)
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Noun(3 words)
apotheosisarchetypeaxiombeau idealbestbottombuilding blockcenterchampionchoicechosenclassicconcentrateconcentrationcorecreamcream of the cropdecoctiondistillatedistillation
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masterpiecemasterworkmaterialmattermeatmediummirrormodelnitty grittynonesuchnonpareilnubnucleusnuts and boltsoptimumparagonpattern of perfectionperfectionpersonificationpick
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piece de resistancepithpostulateprimeprincipleprizeprototypepurificationqueenquidquiddityquintessentialrefinementrootsalt of the earthsapselectsoulspiritstuffsubstancesum and substancesuperlativethe bestthe best everthe nitty-grittythe topsthe very besttopstypeultimatevery modelvirtuality
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most greek tradition
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5 entriespure quintessencequintessence conceptquintessence ideaquintessence of beautythe quintessence of
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It was once believed that the celestial bodies sat in quintessence, a fifth element not found on Earth.
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Unicorns use quintessence for magical purposes.
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As families and kindreds sometimes do; producing, after long ages of unnoted notability, some living quintescence of all the qualities they had, to flame forth as a man world-noted […]
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