Immanuel
Americannoun
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Religion. the name of the Messiah as prophesied by Isaiah, often represented in Christian writings as being Jesus Christ.
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a male given name.
noun
Etymology
Origin of Immanuel
From Hebrew ʿimmānū'ēl “God is with us”
Example Sentences
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But he was a political operator who studied the works of German philosopher Immanuel Kant and built a reputation as a pragmatic negotiator during nuclear talks.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
Immanuel made headlines a few years ago for claiming that many of America’s health problems are linked to alien DNA and sperm from demons.
From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026
He came back to the UK partly to study at Exeter University, but an injury to Immanuel Feyi-Waboso has given him a chance to show off his rangy running and hot-stepping ability.
From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026
The two candidates were present for Saturday’s vote at Immanuel Presbyterian Church in Koreatown, though neither spoke.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2026
He pored over the pages, as if he were a philosophy student attempting to understand Immanuel Kant’s Critique of Pure Reason.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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