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Definition 2024
in_esse
in esse
See also: inesse
English
Adverb
- in being, in actuality, having actual existence, (contradistinguished by in posse, compare in potentia)
Adjective
- in being, in actuality, have actual existence, (contradistinguished by in posse, compare in potentia)
Usage notes
- A child living is in esse, but before birth is only in posse.