Having a substance; actually existing.
substantial life
Not imaginary; real; actual; true; veritable.
1850s, Cardinal John Henry Newman, The Rise and Progress of Universities to do some substantial good, is the compensation for much incidental imperfection
Corporeal; material; firm.
Anything having substance; an essential part.
From Middle English substancial, substantiall, from Old French substanciel, substantiel and its etymon Latin substantiālis.
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