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immanence vs. transcendence

[ im-uh-nuhns ]
noun
  1. the state of being inherent or exclusively existing within something: “Place” is a fundamental concept; it has evaded theorizing because of its immanence and omnipresence.
  2. the state or quality of a Deity exclusively existing within the universe, time, etc.: A horizontal axis stretches from God’s immanence in the world, on the left, to transcendence of it, on the right.
[ tran-sen-duhns ]
noun
  1. the quality or state of being transcendent.

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