Meanings
nounimmanence (countable and uncountable, plural immanences)
plural immanences
- countableuncountableThe state of being immanent; inherency.
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.
1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London: Rider/Hutchinson & Co., page 197 - countableuncountablemetaphysicshuman sciencesThe concept of the presence of deity in and throughout the real world; the idea that God is everywhere and in everything. Contrast transcendence.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
- Frenchimmanence
- Frenchimmanence
- Englishimmanence
Borrowed from French immanence.
More words from French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian вездесъщност
- вездесъщност (vezdesăštnost)(philosophy, metaphysics, theology) concept
German Immanenz
- Immanenz(philosophy, metaphysics, theology) concept
Greek εμμένεια
- εμμένεια (emméneia)(philosophy, metaphysics, theology) concept
Hebrew אימננטיות
- אימננטיות (imanéntiut)(philosophy, metaphysics, theology) concept
Hindi अंतर्यामित्व
- अंतर्यामित्व (antaryāmitva)(philosophy, metaphysics, theology) concept
Japanese 内在, 内在性
- 内在 (naizai)(philosophy, metaphysics, theology) concept
- 内在性 (naizai-sei)(philosophy, metaphysics, theology) concept
Polish immanencja
- immanencja(philosophy, metaphysics, theology) concept
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immanence. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/immanence
MLA
“immanence.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/immanence. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “immanence,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/immanence.
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