Substance

subStans, re. That which underlies all outward manifestations; substratum: that which concomon stitutes anything what it is; nature; real or existing e ence; the most important element in any exist- To ence; the characteristics of anything; the matter as disting. from the form of a thing; e ential or imin portant part; purport; anything which has a material form; body; matter; estate; property.— Substansubtial, -stanShal, a. Belonging to substance; actually existing; not seeming or imaginary; real; true; a facorporeal; material; having good substance; strong; stout; solid; po e ed of goods or estate; moderately wealthy.'— Substantiality, -she-al'Y-tY, re. State of of being substantial; corporeity; materiality. — SubhalstanSials,_-shalz, re. pi. E ential parts.— Substantiate, -shT-at, v. t. To make to exist; to establish by proof or competent evidence, verify.— Substantive, -stan-tiv, a. Betokening, or expre ing existence. — re. (Gram.) A noun; the part of speech which designates something that exists, or some object of thought, either material or immaterial. — Substantively, adv. In a substantive manner; in substance; e entially. (Gram.) As a substantive name, or v. i. noun. — Substantial, -tivSl, a. Of, pert, to, or in the nature of a substantive. a en- Substitute, subStY-tut, v. t. To put in the place of another, exchange. — re. One who, or that which, is substituted or put in place of another. — Subs tit uS i on, re. Act of substituting or putting one Act to person or thing in the place of another; state of be to ing substituted for another person or thing. ( Theol.) The doctrine that Christ suffered vicariously. sub- Substratum, sub-stralum, re.,• pi. -str a'ta, -ta. That which is laid or spread under; a layer of earth lying under another. (Agric.) The subsoil. (Metaph.) The permanent subject or cause of phenomena; substance. — Substrate, -str at, a. Having very slight furrows.