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immanency

[im-uh-nuhnt] Origin

im·ma·nent

[im-uh-nuhnt]
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; < Late Latin immanent- (stem of immanēns), present participle of immanēre to stay in, equivalent to im- im-1 + man(ēre) to stay + -ent- -ent; see remain

im·ma·nence, im·ma·nen·cy, noun
im·ma·nent·ly, adverb
non·im·ma·nence, noun
non·im·ma·nen·cy, noun
non·im·ma·nent, adjective
EXPAND
non·im·ma·nent·ly, adverb
un·im·ma·nent, adjective
un·im·ma·nent·ly, adverb
COLLAPSE

eminent, immanent, imminent (see synonym note at imminent).


1. innate, inborn, intrinsic.


1. extrinsic, acquired, superimposed.

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immanent (ˈɪmənənt)
 
adj
1.  existing, operating, or remaining within; inherent
2.  Compare transcendent of or relating to the pantheistic conception of God, as being present throughout the universe
 
[C16: from Latin immanēre to remain in, from im- (in) + manēre to stay]
 
'immanence
 
n
 
'immanency
 
n
 
'immanently
 
adv

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immanent
"indwelling, inherent," 1530s, via Fr., from L.L. immanens, prp. of L. immanere, from in- "in" + manere "to dwell" (see manor). Contrasted with transcendent.
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