noun
- Plural of entity; things that exist or are regarded as existing; beings or existences.
Usage: formal; philosophy; often used in academic or technical contexts
Examples
- In philosophy, entia refers to all things that have being or existence.
- The metaphysician studied various entia and their properties.
- Different entia occupy different ontological categories.
- The concept of entia is central to medieval scholastic thought.
- We must distinguish between abstract and concrete entia.