Library / English Dictionary

IMMANENT

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of qualities that are spread throughout something

Example:

we think of God as immanent in nature

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

distributive (serving to distribute or allot or disperse)

Derivation:

immanence; immanency (the state of being within or not going beyond a given domain)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Of a mental act performed entirely within the mind

Example:

a cognition is an immanent act of mind

Synonyms:

immanent; subjective

Classified under:

Adjectives

Domain category:

philosophy (the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics)

Antonym:

transeunt (of a mental act; causing effects outside the mind)

Credits