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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
im·ma·nent       [im-uh-nuhnt] Pronunciation Key
–adjective
1.remaining within; indwelling; inherent.
2.Philosophy. (of a mental act) taking place within the mind of the subject and having no effect outside of it. Compare transeunt.
3.Theology. (of the Deity) indwelling the universe, time, etc. Compare transcendent (def. 3).
[Origin: 1525–35; < LL immanent- (s. of immanéns), prp. of immanére to stay in, equiv. to im- im-1 + man(ére) to stay + -ent- -ent; see remain]

—Related forms
im·ma·nence, im·ma·nen·cy, noun
im·ma·nent·ly, adverb

—Synonyms 1. innate, inborn, intrinsic.
—Antonyms 1. extrinsic, acquired, superimposed.
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im·ma·nent       (ĭm'ə-nənt)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.  
  1. Existing or remaining within; inherent: believed in a God immanent in humans.
  2. Restricted entirely to the mind; subjective.


[Late Latin immanēns, immanent-, present participle of immanēre, to remain in : Latin in-, in; see in-2 + Latin manēre, to remain; see men-3 in Indo-European roots.]

im'ma·nence, im'ma·nen·cy n., im'ma·nent·ly adv.
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immanence

noun
the state of being within or not going beyond a given domain 

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
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Immanence

Im"ma*nence\, Immanency \Im"ma*nen*cy\, n. The condition or quality of being immanent; inherence; an indwelling.

[Clement] is mainly concerned in enforcing the immanence of God. Christ is everywhere presented by him as Deity indwelling in the world. --A. V. G. Allen.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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