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immanentism

American  
[im-uh-nuhn-tiz-uhm] / ˈɪm ə nənˌtɪz əm /

noun

  1. the belief that the Deity indwells and operates directly within the universe or nature.

immanentism British  
/ ˈɪmənənˌtɪzəm /

noun

  1. belief in the immanence of God

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Other Word Forms

  • immanentist adjective

Etymology

Origin of immanentism

First recorded in 1905–10; immanent + -ism

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Granted the basal axiom of this type of immanentism, it follows with irresistible cogency that our separate existence, consciousness, volitions and so forth are merely illusions.

From Problems of Immanence: studies critical and constructive by Warschauer, Joseph

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