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immanence

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • CMU ARPABET: IH1 M AH0 N AH0 N S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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noun

Meaning 1

The state of being immanent; inherency.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The state of dwelling within and not extending beyond a given domain.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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3

noun

Meaning 3

The concept of the presence of deity in and throughout the real world; the idea that God is everywhere and in everything. Contrast transcendence.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Qualifier: metaphysics

Topics: human-sciences, lifestyle, philosophy, religion, sciences, theology

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4

noun

Meaning 4

the state of being within or not going beyond a given domain

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: immanency

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: presence

History

Etymology

Borrowed from French immanence.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: вездесъщност (vezdesǎštnost) — (philosophy, metaphysics, theology) concept
  • German: Immanenz — (philosophy, metaphysics, theology) concept
  • Greek: εμμένεια (emméneia) — (philosophy, metaphysics, theology) concept
  • Hebrew: אימננטיות (imanéntiut) — (philosophy, metaphysics, theology) concept
  • Hindi: अंतर्यामित्व (antaryāmitva) — (philosophy, metaphysics, theology) concept
  • Japanese: 内在 (naizai) — (philosophy, metaphysics, theology) concept
  • Japanese: 内在性 (naizai-sei) — (philosophy, metaphysics, theology) concept