quintessence

1. (countable, uncountable)A thing that is the most perfect example of its type; the most perfect embodiment of something; epitome, prototype.

   Inbegriff, Quintessenz

   квинтэссе́нцияkvintessɛ́ncija

   the most typical example or representative of a type

2. (countable, uncountable)A pure substance.

3. (countable, uncountable)The essence of a thing in its purest and most concentrated form.

   the purest and most concentrated essence of something

4. (countable, uncountable)The fifth alchemical element, or essence, after earth, air, fire, and water that fills the universe beyond the terrestrial sphere.

   the fifth and highest element after air and earth and fire and water; was believed to be the substance composing all heavenly bodies

5. (countable, uncountable)A hypothetical form of dark energy postulated to explain observations of an accelerating universe.

1. Unicorns use quintessence for magical purposes.

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2. Aristotle believed that the celestial bodies were made of a fifth element, called the aether or quintessence.

   deAristoteles glaubte, die Himmelskörper bestünden aus einem fünften Element, das er den Äther oder die Quintessenz nannte.

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3. It was once believed that the celestial bodies sat in quintessence, a fifth element not found on Earth.

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