inbeing

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noun

The fact or state of being in; existence in something else.

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Meanings

nouninbeing (countable and uncountable, plural inbeings)

plural inbeings

  1. countableuncountableThe fact or state of being in; existence in something else.
  2. countableuncountableInherence; inherent existence; indwelling; immanence.

    This is not spoken concerning the union, the inbeing, or indwelling of any distinct divine nature of Christ

    1746, Isaac Watts, Useful and Important Questions Concerning Jesus the Son of God Freely Proposed: With a Humble Attempt to Answer Them According to Scripture
  3. countableuncountableInward or essential nature; that which a thing is in itself.
  4. countableobsoleteuncountableapplied to the persons of the TrinityAn indwelling being.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
intrinsicality

Origin

From in- + being. Compare Old English onwist (“habitation”), Dutch aanwezigheid (“presence, existence”).

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APA

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MLA

“inbeing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inbeing. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “inbeing,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inbeing.

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