immanent
[ im-uh-nuhnt ]
/ ˈɪm ə nənt /
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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.
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Imittós, immaculate, Immaculate Conception, immane, immanence, immanent, immanentism, Immanuel, immaterial, immaterialism, immateriality
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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 of immanent
immanence or immanency, nounimmanently, adverbWord Origin for immanent
C16: from Latin immanēre to remain in, from im- (in) + manēre to stay
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