immanence
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French immanence.
Noun
immanence (countable and uncountable, plural immanences)
- The state of being immanent; inherency.
- 1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London: Rider/Hutchinson & Co., page 197:
- Here the conflict between male bonding and the companionship of the transcendent quest versus sexual love and involvement in the immanence of bodily life comes right out into the open.
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- The state of dwelling within and not extending beyond a given domain.
- (philosophy, metaphysics, theology) The concept of the presence of deity in and throughout the real world; the idea that God is everywhere and in everything. Contrast transcendence.
Usage notes
Not to be confused with imminence or immanant.
Synonyms
- immanency
Translations
(philosophy, metaphysics, theology) concept
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See also
- transcendence
French
Noun
immanence f (plural immanences)
- immanence
Further reading
- “immanence”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.