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
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Etymology
Origin of inherence
From the Medieval Latin word inhaerentia, dating back to 1570–80. See inherent, -ence
Example Sentences
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Tell me, then, what is that of which the inherence will render the body alive?
From Phaedo by Jowett, Benjamin
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
The Vegetative organism, being the agency of Life, is female in origin and inherence.
From Feminism and Sex-Extinction by Kenealy, Arabella
With the destruction of an individual or its production it is a new relation of inherence that is destroyed or produced.
From A History of Indian Philosophy, Volume 1 by Dasgupta, Surendranath
We will not now consider the unity of His mystical Trinity, but rather dwell upon the necessity of His inherence in all things, without which no creature could retain existence for a moment.
From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 2, August, 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy by Various
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