ousia

English

/ˈuːsɪə/

noun

Definitions

(theology) The essential nature or ‘substance’ of God.
(philosophy) Essence, being.

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek οὐσία (existence, essence, being).

Origin

Ancient Greek

οὐσία

Gloss

existence, essence, being

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

homoousian English
essentia Latin
οὐσία Ancient Greek
ἐπιούσιος Ancient Greek
*h₁es- Proto-Indo-European

homoousian