Definition of substance. Meaning of substance. Synonyms of substance

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Definition of substance

Substance
Substance Sub"stance, v. t. To furnish or endow with substance; to supply property to; to make rich. [Obs.]
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! --Chaucer. Heroic virtue did his actions guide, And he the substance, not the appearance, chose. --Dryden. 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. --Bp. Burnet. It is insolent in words, in manner; but in substance it is not only insulting, but alarming. --Burke. 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. --Luke xv. 13. Thy substance, valued at the highest rate, Can not amount unto a hundred marks. --Shak. We are destroying many thousand lives, and exhausting our substance, but not for our own interest. --Swift. 5. (Theol.) Same as Hypostasis, 2.

Meaning of substance from wikipedia

- substance may refer to: chemical substance , a material with a definite chemical composition. drug substance. substance abuse , drug-related
- in chemistry , a chemical substance is a form of matter that has constant chemical composition and characteristic properties it cannot be
- substance theory, or substance attribute theory, is an ontological theory about objecthood , positing that a substance is a distinct thing-
- substance abuse, also known as drug abuse, is a patterned use of a substance (drug) in which the user consumes the substance in amounts or
- a chemical compound is a pure chemical substance consisting of two or more different chemical element s that can be separated into simpler
- a drug is a substance which may have medicinal , intoxicating , performance enhancing or other effects when taken or put into a human
- substance (also known as substance 1987 to distinguish it from the joy division compilation of the same name ) is a 1987 compilation album
- the term has often been used in reference to a substance (often a particle) that has rest mass . general term for the substance that makes
- substance 1977-1980 is a singles compilation album by the post-punk band joy division , released on factory records in 1988.
- ambre gris, ambergrease or grey amber) is a solid, waxy, flammable substance of a dull grey or blackish color produced in the digestive