immanent

[ im-uh-nuhnt ]

/ ˈɪm ə nənt /

adjective

remaining within; indwelling; inherent.

Philosophy. (of a mental act) taking place within the mind of the subject and having no effect outside of it.Compare transeunt.

Theology. (of the Deity) indwelling the universe, time, etc.Compare transcendent(def 3).

Nearby words

imitative magic, imittós, immaculate, immaculate conception, immane, immanent, immanentism, immanuel, immaterial, immaterialism, immateriality

Origin of immanent

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

SYNONYMS FOR immanent

1 innate, inborn, intrinsic.

ANTONYMS FOR immanent

1 extrinsic, acquired, superimposed.

Related forms

im·ma·nence, im·ma·nen·cy, nounim·ma·nent·ly, adverbnon·im·ma·nence, nounnon·im·ma·nen·cy, noun

non·im·ma·nent, adjectivenon·im·ma·nent·ly, adverbun·im·ma·nent, adjectiveun·im·ma·nent·ly, adverb

Can be confused

eminent immanent imminent

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Examples from the Web for immanence

Criticism has similarly its three constitutive factors, rationalism, subjectivism, immanence.
A Commentary to Kant's 'Critique of Pure Reason'|Norman Kemp Smith
These phrases indicate the immanence of three influences by which the work of the playwright is constantly conditioned.
The Theory of the Theatre|Clayton Hamilton
Immanence and transcendence are merely theistic terms for identity and difference.
Preaching and Paganism|Albert Parker Fitch
Immanence—Agnosticism is the negative side of Modernism; immanence constitutes its positive constituent.
The War Upon Religion|Rev. Francis A. Cunningham

It is just here that Buddhism is on the side of modern pantheism and immanence.
Orthodoxy|G. K. Chesterton

British Dictionary definitions for immanence

immanent

/ (ˈɪmənənt) /

adjective

existing, operating, or remaining within; inherent

of or relating to the pantheistic conception of God, as being present throughout the universeCompare transcendent (def. 3)

Derived Forms

immanence or immanency, nounimmanently, adverb

Word Origin for immanent

C16: from Latin immanēre to remain in, from im- (in) + manēre to stay

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