actuality
31actuality — n. (pl. ies) 1 reality; what is the case. 2 (in pl.) existing conditions. Etymology: ME f. OF actualiteacute entity or med.L actualitas (as ACTUAL) …
32actuality and potentiality — The contrast between what is actually, or really, the case, and what could have been or could come to be the case. One of the major problems of scholastic thought is understanding what reason God might have for actualizing a particular… …
33actuality and potentiality — (fi‘l, quwwa): See metaphysics; psychology …
34Potentiality and actuality — Energeia redirects here. For other uses, see Energia (disambiguation) and Energy (disambiguation). Dunamis redirects here. For other uses, see Dunamis (disambiguation). Part of a series on …
35in actuality — REALLY, in (actual) fact, in point of fact, actually, as a matter of fact, in reality, in truth, if truth be told, to tell the truth; archaic in sooth. → actuality * * * in actuality formal phrase used for emphasizing what is really true The… …
36Potentiality and actuality (Aristotle) — The theory of Potentiality and Actuality is one of the central themes of Aristotle s philosophy and metaphysics. With these two notions, Aristotle intends to provide a structure for the comprehension of reality. Potency refers, generally, to the… …
37in actuality — formal used for emphasizing what is really true The nearest town seemed hundreds of miles away, while in actuality it was only six …
38in actuality — phrasal in actual fact …
39primary actuality — Первичная актуальность …
40Actualities — Actuality Ac tu*al i*ty, n.; pl. {Actualities}. The state of being actual; reality; as, the actuality of God s nature. South. [1913 Webster] …