immanent

CEFRC2

/ˈɪmənənt/

adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Existing or operating within something.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Of something which has always already been.

Examples

  • Is god an immanent or a transcendent being?

  • Is God the first cause or the immanent cause?

At a glance

Sits at C2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Restricted entirely to the mind or a given domain; internal; subjective.

  2. Naturally part of something; existing throughout and within something; intrinsic.

  3. Existing within and throughout the mind and the world; dwelling within and throughout all things, all time, etc. Compare transcendent.

More examples

In context

  • We are born, as the Apostle says, the children of wrath. It is not an impersonal nature which is guilty, for this would be a contradiction, but persons whose immanent, subjective state is opposed to the character and law of God.

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

The theologian argued that the divine is blank within the natural world.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

adjective

Entered English around 1530, via French, from Late Latin immanēns, present participle of Latin immanēre, from im- (“in”) + manēre (“to dwell, remain, stay”). Cognate with remain and manor.