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immanent
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im·ma·nent  (m-nnt)
adj.
1. Existing or remaining within; inherent: believed in a God immanent in humans.
2. Restricted entirely to the mind; subjective.

[Late Latin immanns, immanent-, present participle of immanre, to remain in : Latin in-, in; see in-2 + Latin manre, to remain; see men-3 in Indo-European roots.]

imma·nence, imma·nen·cy n.
imma·nent·ly adv.

immanent [ˈɪmənənt]
adj
1. existing, operating, or remaining within; inherent
2. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) of or relating to the pantheistic conception of God, as being present throughout the universe Compare transcendent [3]
[from Latin immanēre to remain in, from im- (in) + manēre to stay]
immanence , immanency n
immanently  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.immanent - of a mental act performed entirely within the mind; "a cognition is an immanent act of mind"
philosophy - the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics
transeunt, transient - of a mental act; causing effects outside the mind
2.immanent - of qualities that are spread throughout something; "ambition is immanent in human nature"; "we think of God as immanent in nature"
distributive - serving to distribute or allot or disperse

immanent
adjective inherent, innate, intrinsic, natural, internal, indigenous, subjective, congenital, inborn, hard-wired, indwelling hierarchy as the immanent principle of Western society
Translations
immanent [ˈɪmənənt] ADJinmanente
immanent [ˈɪmənənt] (formal) adjimmanent(e)
immanent
adjinnewohnend, immanent (also Philos); to be immanent in somethingeiner Sache (dat)eigen sein or innewohnen


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