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immanence
[ im-uh-nuhns ]
/ ˈɪm ə nəns /
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noun
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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Rarely im·ma·nen·cy [im-uh-nuhn-see] /ˈɪm ə nən si/ .
Origin of immanence
OTHER WORDS FROM immanence
non·im·ma·nence, nounnon·im·ma·nen·cy, nounWords nearby immanence
Imittós, I'mma, immaculate, Immaculate Conception, immane, immanence, immanent, immanentism, Immanuel, immaterial, immaterialism
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