immanent

American  

[im-uh-nuhnt] / ˈɪm ə nənt /

adjective

1. remaining within; indwelling; inherent.

   Synonyms:

   intrinsic, inborn, innate

   Antonyms:

   superimposed, extrinsic

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

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

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immanent British  

/ ˈɪmənənt /

adjective

1. existing, operating, or remaining within; inherent

2. of or relating to the pantheistic conception of God, as being present throughout the universe Compare transcendent

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Other Word Forms

• immanence noun
• immanency noun
• immanently adverb
• nonimmanent adjective
• nonimmanently adverb
• unimmanent adjective
• unimmanently adverb

Etymology

Origin of immanent

First recorded in 1525–35; from Late Latin immanent- (stem of immanēns ), present participle of immanēre “to stay in,” equivalent to im- “in” ( im- ¹ ) + man(ēre) “to stay” + -ent- adjective suffix ( -ent ); remain

Example Sentences

Nonetheless, they worked within the existing social and political structure to bore new lines of flight out of it through a process of immanent critique.

From Salon

Blackness in abstraction, as the curator Adrienne Edwards has written, is a more capacious and immanent model of artistic creation than many of our institutions can handle.

From New York Times

God, however defined or understood, is immanent in all things, which is why we must look so directly at the world, even when the world indicts us for being terrible tenants.

From Washington Post

“Folks who had some sort of eviction judgment put off or postponed are now facing immanent eviction,” he said.

From Washington Post

And not only the real — after all, even the basest trivialities are real — but the omnipresent, the immanent and the imminent, the stuff of being and nonbeing.

From Los Angeles Times