immanent
IPA: ˈɪmʌnʌnt
adjective
- Naturally part of something; existing throughout and within something; intrinsic.
- (philosophy) Of something which has always already been.
- Restricted entirely to the mind or a given domain; internal; subjective.
- (philosophy, metaphysics, theology, of a deity) Existing within and throughout the mind and the world; dwelling within and throughout all things, all time, etc. Compare transcendent.
- (philosophy, of a mental act) Taking place entirely within the mind of the subject and having no effect outside of it. Compare emanant, transeunt.
- Being within the limits of experience or knowledge.
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Examples of "immanent" in Sentences
- He is transcendent and immanent at the same time.
- He has gained the immanent trust of the community.
- The truth is immanent within reason and empiricism.
- Is God transcendent, immanent, or some mix of the two
- A logical calculus of the ideas immanent in nervous activity.
- The kingdom of heaven was immanent or imminent, close by anyway.
- Spinoza explains God as being the immanent cause of the universe.
- Rather, the true being of creatures is immanent in the divine being.
- Brahman is the transcendent and immanent Ultimate Reality of Hinduism.
- In Eastern Christianity, God is immanent in his hypostasis or existences.
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