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Quintessence
Pronounced quin-TESS-ence
The quintessence is the pure or
most perfect essence of anything. As a noun, or as
the adjective quintessential, it can be employed either
to draw attention to a perfect example of something,
or indicate a higher value.
Examples
Sir Timothy Blentham was the quintessence of the English
country gentleman: charming, slightly scattered and
endlessly patient with his inferiors, of whom there
were many.
The music of Bach is the quintessential
expression of the baroque period and, by comparison,
reveals Vivaldi's little ditties as the elevator music
they really are.
Pay attention: this next single
sentence reveals the quintessence of our mission.
Cool History
In the mediaeval practice of alchemy, beyond the four
elements or essences (air, earth, fire and water),
a fifth essence or quintessence was presumed to be
the substance of which heavenly bodies were composed,
and to be actually latent in all things. The extraction
of this most sublime essence was one of the great
objects of alchemy.
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