Essence and Form

Essence

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

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Form and essence are semantically related. in feeling topic. In some cases you can use "Form" instead a noun "Essence", when it comes to topics like heart, touch.

Nearby Words: essential, essentially, essentiality

Form

Form noun - The outward appearance of something as distinguished from its substance.

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Essence and form are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Essence" instead a noun "Form".

Nearby Words: formal, formation, formed, formality, formless

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How words are described

human	human essence	human form
female	female essence	female form
pure	pure essence	pure form
similar	similar essence	similar form
Other adjectives: specific, alien, original, true, real, male, evil, feminine, unique, magical, demonic.

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They simply wait until races with the proper qualifications (the purity of form and essence) find their way to them pass on the mantle of Xel'Naga to them.

Source: Immortal Procreation Clause
The Xel'Naga are "born" from the fusion of two races, one pure of essence, and one pure of form, which are then granted the essence of the Xel'Naga that created them.

Source: Franchise / StarCraft
Instead of manifesting himself in a physical form like most magical creatures, Honorius' essence is instead infused into the skeleton of the long-dead magician president Gladstone.

Source: Dem Bones

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