noun
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the state or condition of being inherent
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metaphysics the relation of attributes, elements, etc, to the subject of which they are predicated, esp if they are its essential constituents
Other Word Forms
- noninherence noun
Etymology
Origin of inherence
From the Medieval Latin word inhaerentia, dating back to 1570–80. See inherent, -ence
Example Sentences
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Vaiseshikas assume six categories, which constitute the subject-matter of their system, viz. substance, quality, action, generality, particularity, and inherence.
From The Vedanta-Sutras with the Commentary by Sankaracarya Sacred Books of the East, Volume 1 by Thibaut, George
The Vegetative organism, being the agency of Life, is female in origin and inherence.
From Feminism and Sex-Extinction by Kenealy, Arabella
If so, the right side of the body, with its allied Leading, or Dominant, brain-half is, clearly, of male inherence.
From Feminism and Sex-Extinction by Kenealy, Arabella
A person might transfer or donate his rights to other persons of the same tribe, and they also passed by inherence, under established customs, to his gentile kin.
From Houses and House-Life of the American Aborigines by Morgan, Lewis H.
Tell me, then, what is that of which the inherence will render the body alive?
From Phaedo by Jowett, Benjamin
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