essential matter

essential matter
index content (meaning), cornerstone, gist (ground for a suit), main point, sine qua non

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  • essential — Synonyms and related words: ab ovo, austere, axiom, bare, bare necessities, basal, basic, basilar, bedrock, bench mark, brass tacks, call for, called for, capital, cardinal, cardinal point, center, central, chaste, chief, chief thing, climax,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • Matter — • Taking the term in its widest sense, matter signifies that out of which anything is made or composed Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Matter     Matter      …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • matter — mat·ter n 1: a subject of consideration, disagreement, or litigation: as a: a legal case, dispute, or issue a matter within the court s jurisdiction often used in titles of legal proceedings matter of Doe see also in re b …   Law dictionary

  • matter of record — see matter Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. matter of record …   Law dictionary

  • matter of fact — see matter Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. matter of fact …   Law dictionary

  • matter of law — see matter Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. matter of law n …   Law dictionary

  • matter in controversy — see matter Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. matter in controversy …   Law dictionary

  • Matter — This article is about the concept in the physical sciences. For other uses, see Matter (disambiguation). Matter is a general term for the substance of which all physical objects consist.[1][2] Typically, matter includes atoms and other particles… …   Wikipedia

  • matter — matterful, adj. matterless, adj. /mat euhr/, n. 1. the substance or substances of which any physical object consists or is composed: the matter of which the earth is made. 2. physical or corporeal substance in general, whether solid, liquid, or… …   Universalium

  • matter — {{11}}matter (n.) c.1200, materie, subject of thought, speech, or expression, from Anglo Fr. matere, O.Fr. matere subject, theme, topic; substance, content, material; character, education (12c., Mod.Fr. matière), from L. materia substance from… …   Etymology dictionary

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