Immanent

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Immanent \Im"ma*nent\, a. [L. immanens, p. pr. of immanere to
     remain in or near; pref. im- in + manere to remain: cf. F.
     immanent.]
     Remaining within; inherent; indwelling; abiding; intrinsic;
     internal or subjective; hence, limited in activity, agency,
     or effect, to the subject or associated acts; -- opposed to


     {emanant}, {transitory}, {transitive}, or {objective}.
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           A cognition is an immanent act of mind.  --Sir W.
                                                    Hamilton.
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           An immanent power in the life of the world. --Hare.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  immanent
       adj 1: of a mental act performed entirely within the mind; "a
              cognition is an immanent act of mind" [syn: {subjective}]
              [ant: {transeunt}]
       2: of qualities that are spread throughout something; "ambition
          is immanent in human nature"; "we think of God as immanent
          in nature"

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  58 Moby Thesaurus words for "immanent":
     accessible, actual, as is, at hand, attendant, available, being,
     contemporaneous, contemporary, current, deep-seated, esoteric,
     existent, existing, extant, fresh, immediate, implanted, implicit,
     in view, inalienable, indwelling, infixed, ingrained, inherent,
     inner, instant, internal, intrinsic, inward, inwrought,
     irreducible, latest, modern, new, on board, on deck, on hand,
     present, present-age, present-day, present-time, private, resident,
     running, secret, subjective, that be, that is, topical,
     unalienable, unchallengeable, unquestionable, up-to-date,
     up-to-the-minute, within call, within reach, within sight