ousia
noun
ou·sia
ˈüzēə,
ˈüsēə,
ˈüzh(ē)ə,
ˈüsh(ē)ə
plural -s
1
: true being : entity, essence, substance
2
: hypostasis sense 2a
Word History
Etymology
Greek, from ous- (stem of ōn, present participle of einai to be) + -ia -y
First Known Use
1861, in the meaning defined at sense 1
- Castroism
- castroisms
- castroite
- castroites
- Castrop-Rauxel
- castrum
- casts
- casts (off)
- casts (up)
- casts about
- casts about (for)
- casts about for
- casts adrift
- casts around
- casts around (for)
- casts around for
- casts aside
- casts off
- casts on
- casts out
- casts up
- casual
- casual ejector
- casual fridays
- casual observer