unessential

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unessential

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Not essential. 1676, Joseph Glanvill, Seasonable Reflections and Discourses, London: R.W. [and] H. Mortlock, p. 92, [I] have a question more to ask you on occasion of what you have told me; and that is, Whether you are to leave every Minister and Church, as soon as any thing is said that is really erroneous, in th
Similar: inessential, unimportant · Opposite: essential
Void of essence, or real being. These [gates] past, if any pass, the void profound Of unessential Night receives him next Wide gaping, and with utter loss of being Threatens him,
Similar: unsubstantial

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@misc{unessential_2026,
  title = {unessential},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/unessential},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}