Quintessence
English Meaning
The fifth or last and highest essence or power in a natural body. See Ferment oils, under Ferment.
- The pure, highly concentrated essence of a thing.
- The purest or most typical instance: the quintessence of evil.
- In ancient and medieval philosophy, the fifth and highest essence after the four elements of earth, air, fire, and water, thought to be the substance of the heavenly bodies and latent in all things.