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| 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). |
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[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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immanent
"indwelling, inherent," 1535, 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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| immanent | |
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| 1. | of a mental act performed entirely within the mind; "a cognition is an immanent act of mind" [ant: transeunt] |
| 2. | of qualities that are spread throughout something; "ambition is immanent in human nature"; "we think of God as immanent in nature" |
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Immanent
Im"ma*nent\, a. [L. immanens, p. pr. of immanere to remain in or near; pref. im- in + manere to remain: cf. F. immanent.] Remaining within; inherent; indwelling; abiding; intrinsic; internal or subjective; hence, limited in activity, agency, or effect, to the subject or associated acts; -- opposed to emanant, transitory, transitive, or objective. A cognition is an immanent act of mind. --Sir W. Hamilton. An immanent power in the life of the world. --Hare.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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