Definition: That which forms the basis of anything; underlying
principle; a concept or mental entity conceived or treated as an
existing being or thing.
Definition: Substance; subsistence; essence; person; personality;
-- used by the early theologians to denote any one of the three
subdivisions of the Godhead, the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
Definition: Principle; an element; -- used by the alchemists in
speaking of salt, sulphur, and mercury, which they considered as the
three principles of all material bodies.
Definition: That which is deposited at the bottom of a fluid;
sediment.
