Beginning and Essence

Beginning

Beginning noun - The point at which something begins.

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Essence and beginning are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Essence" instead a noun "Beginning".

Nearby Words: begin, beginner

Essence noun - The quality or qualities that make a thing what it is.

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Beginning and essence are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Beginning" instead a noun "Essence".

similar	similar beginning	similar essence
specific	specific beginning	specific essence
original	original beginning	original essence
true	true beginning	true essence
Other adjectives: real, absolute, dark, mere, magical.

Fortunately for her, at the beginning of the game, she gets a few guardians willing to go out and get Life Essence for her.

Source: Visual Novel / Frozen Essence
Although thanks to Never Say "Die", the words "soul" is only used once, at the very beginning, and afterwards replaced with the slightly less sinister word "essence".

Source: Western Animation / Samurai Jack
More specifically, in A Wizard Abroad, to remake the Spear Luin, they had to get iron from the beginning of the universe from the heart of a star, because no modern iron would be perfect enough to hold the spear's soul, a pure essence of the element of fire.

Source: Literature / Young Wizards

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