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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