Question | quintessence the Parthenon in Greece was considered the quintessence of the perfectly proportioned building a selfless desire to help others is the quintessence of the virtue of charity ETYM: the fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies |
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Answer | n. The most essential part of anything. |
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