immanent : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: immanent	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
immanent adj of a mental act performed entirely within the mind; "a cognition is an immanent act of mind" Synonym(s): immanent, subjective Antonym(s): transeunt, transient of qualities that are spread throughout something; "ambition is immanent in human nature"; "we think of God as immanent in nature"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Immanent \Im"manent\, 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}. A cognition is an immanent* act of mind. --Sir W. Hamilton. An immanent power in the life of the world. --Hare.