ousia
/ˈuːsɪə/ /ˈaʊsɪə/ /ˈuːzɪə/noun
1 Theology = substance.
2 Metaphysics. Substance, essence, being, specifically. Aristotle's first category.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Arthur Stanley (1815–1881), dean of Westminster. From ancient Greek οὐσία substance, essence, in Byzantine Greek also in theological sense from ὀντ-, stem of present participle of εἶναι to be + -ία.
- like blazes
- like blue murder
- like clockwork
- like crazy
- like death warmed up (or over)
- like enough (or most like)
- like father, like son
- like fury
- like (greased) lightning
- like hell
- like herding cats
- like it or not
- like it's going out of style (or fashion)
- likelihood
- likelihood ratio
- likeliness
- likely
- likely-looking
- like mad
- like magic
- like-minded
- like-mindedness
- liken
- likeness
- like nobody's business