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Webster 1913 Edition
Immanent
Im′ma-nent
,Adj.
[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
. A cognition is an
immanent
act of mind. Sir W. Hamilton.
An
immanent
power in the life of the world. Hare.
Webster 1828 Edition
Immanent
IM'MANENT
,Adj.
Definition 2024
immanent
immanent
English
Adjective
immanent (comparative more immanent, superlative most immanent)
- Naturally part of something; existing throughout and within something; inherent; integral; intrinsic; indwelling.
- Restricted entirely to the mind or a given domain; internal; subjective.
- (philosophy, metaphysics, theology, of a deity) Existing within and throughout the mind and the world; dwelling within and throughout all things, all time, etc. Compare transcendent.
- (philosophy, of a mental act) Taking place entirely within the mind of the subject and having no effect outside of it. Compare emanant, transeunt.
- Being within the limits of experience or knowledge.
Related terms
- immanence, immanency
- immanently
- immanentize
- immanentization
Usage notes
- Not to be confused with imminent (“about to occur”) or immanant (“a certain type of scalar property of a matrix”).
Translations
part of something; inherent
restricted entirely to the mind
Dutch
Pronunciation
Adjective
immanent (not comparable)
Inflection
| Inflection of immanent | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | immanent | |||
| inflected | immanente | |||
| comparative | — | |||
| positive | ||||
| predicative/adverbial | immanent | |||
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | immanente | ||
| n. sing. | immanent | |||
| plural | immanente | |||
| definite | immanente | |||
| partitive | immanents | |||
Related terms
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɪmaˈnɛnt/
Adjective
immanent (not comparable)
Declension
Declension of immanent
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist immanent | sie ist immanent | es ist immanent | sie sind immanent | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | immanenter | immanente | immanentes | immanente |
| genitive | immanenten | immanenter | immanenten | immanenter | |
| dative | immanentem | immanenter | immanentem | immanenten | |
| accusative | immanenten | immanente | immanentes | immanente | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der immanente | die immanente | das immanente | die immanenten |
| genitive | des immanenten | der immanenten | des immanenten | der immanenten | |
| dative | dem immanenten | der immanenten | dem immanenten | den immanenten | |
| accusative | den immanenten | die immanente | das immanente | die immanenten | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein immanenter | eine immanente | ein immanentes | (keine) immanenten |
| genitive | eines immanenten | einer immanenten | eines immanenten | (keiner) immanenten | |
| dative | einem immanenten | einer immanenten | einem immanenten | (keinen) immanenten | |
| accusative | einen immanenten | eine immanente | ein immanentes | (keine) immanenten | |
Related terms
- Immanenz