Results for essential

Definition of essential:

• part of speech: (adjective)

  Necessary to existence; indispensable; containing the essence; volatile and odorous, as oil.

• part of speech: (noun)

  Anything essential.

• part of speech: (adjective)

  Indispensably necessary; important in the highest degree; pure.

Usage examples for essential:

“ Was this the essential thing in the gospel of Christ? ” Our Unitarian Gospel, - Minot Savage.

“ It is difficult to- day to obtain a theory of life which does not leave out of account some essential elements. ” An Interpretation of Rudolf Eucken's Philosophy, - W. Tudor Jones.