immanence
the state of being inherent or exclusively existing within something: “Place” is a fundamental concept; it has evaded theorizing because of its immanence and omnipresence.
Theology. the state or quality of a Deity exclusively existing within the universe, time, etc.: A horizontal axis stretches from God’s immanence in the world, on the left, to transcendence of it, on the right.
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Origin of immanence
1- Rarely im·ma·nen·cy [im-uh-nuhn-see] /ˈɪm ə nən si/ .
Other words from immanence
- non·im·ma·nence, noun
- non·im·ma·nen·cy, noun
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How to use immanence in a sentence
Not only does the teaching of the immanence of God in the seas help the nations into closer fellowship.
The United Seas | Robert W. Rogersimmanence—Agnosticism is the negative side of Modernism; immanence constitutes its positive constituent.
The War Upon Religion | Rev. Francis A. CunninghamAnd, locally, there is also the immanence in the South of water competition by sea and river to be kept in mind.
Railroads: Rates and Regulations | William Z. RipleyIt is just here that Buddhism is on the side of modern pantheism and immanence.
Orthodoxy | G. K. ChestertonThe mind is immanence of Being, an original relation to all we have named reality and worshipped as divine.
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