English Dictionary: imminent | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Immanence \Im"ma*nence\, Immanency \Im"ma*nen*cy\, n. The condition or quality of being immanent; inherence; an indwelling. [Clement] is mainly concerned in enforcing the immanence of God. Christ is everywhere presented by him as Deity indwelling in the world. --A. V. G. Allen. | |
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Immanence \Im"ma*nence\, Immanency \Im"ma*nen*cy\, n. The condition or quality of being immanent; inherence; an indwelling. [Clement] is mainly concerned in enforcing the immanence of God. Christ is everywhere presented by him as Deity indwelling in the world. --A. V. G. Allen. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Immanent \Im"ma*nent\, 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. | |
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Imminence \Im"mi*nence\, n. [Cf. F. imminence, L. imminentia, See {Imminent}.] 1. The condition or quality of being imminent; a threatening, as of something about to happen. The imminence of any danger or distress. --Fuller. 2. That which is imminent; impending evil or danger. [bd]But dare all imminence.[b8] --Shak. | |
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Imminent \Im"mi*nent\, a. [L. imminens, p. pr. of imminere to project; pref. im- in + minere (in comp.) to jut, project. See {Eminent}.] 1. Threatening to occur immediately; near at hand; impending; -- said especially of misfortune or peril. [bd]In danger imminent.[b8] --Spenser. 2. Full of danger; threatening; menacing; perilous. Hairbreadth scapes i' the imminent deadly breach. --Shak. 3. (With upon) Bent upon; attentive to. [R.] Their eyes ever imminent upon worldly matters. --Milton. Syn: Impending; threatening; near; at hand. Usage: {Imminent}, {Impending}, {Threatening}. Imminent is the strongest: it denotes that something is ready to fall or happen on the instant; as, in imminent danger of one's life. Impending denotes that something hangs suspended over us, and may so remain indefinitely; as, the impending evils of war. Threatening supposes some danger in prospect, but more remote; as, threatening indications for the future. Three times to-day You have defended me from imminent death. --Shak. No story I unfold of public woes, Nor bear advices of impending foes. --Pope. Fierce faces threatening war. --Milton. | |
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Imminently \Im"mi*nent*ly\, adv. In an imminent manner. | |
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Immoment \Im*mo"ment\, a. [See {Immomentous}.] Trifling. [R.] [bd]Immoment toys.[b8] --Shak. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Immomentous \Im`mo*men"tous\, a. [Pref. im- not + momentous.] Not momentous; unimportant; insignificant. [R.] --A. Seward. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Inanimate \In*an"i*mate\, a. [L. inanimatus; pref. in- not + animatus animate.] Not animate; destitute of life or spirit; lifeless; dead; inactive; dull; as, stones and earth are inanimate substances. Grieving, if aught inanimate e'er grieves. --Byron. Syn: Lifeless; dead; inert; inactive; dull; soulless; spiritless. See {Lifeless}. | |
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Inanimate \In*an"i*mate\, v. t. [Pref. in- in (or intensively) + animate.] To animate. [Obs.] --Donne. | |
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Inanimated \In*an"i*ma`ted\, a. Destitute of life; lacking animation; unanimated. --Pope. | |
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Inanimateness \In*an"i*mate*ness\, n. The quality or state of being inanimate. The deadness and inanimateness of the subject. --W. Montagu. | |
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Inanimation \In*an`i*ma"tion\, n. [See 2d {Inanimate}.] Want of animation; lifeless; dullness. | |
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Inanimation \In*an`i*ma"tion\, n. [See 1st {Inanimate}.] Infusion of life or vigor; animation; inspiration. [Obs.] The inanimation of Christ living and breathing within us. --Bp. Hall. | |
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Inhuman \In*hu"man\, a. [L. inhumanus: cf. F. inhumain. See {In-} not, and {Human}.] 1. Destitute of the kindness and tenderness that belong to a human being; cruel; barbarous; savage; unfeeling; as, an inhuman person or people. 2. Characterized by, or attended with, cruelty; as, an inhuman act or punishment. Syn: Cruel; unfeeling; pitiless; merciless; savage; barbarous; brutal; ferocious; ruthless; fiendish. | |
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Inhumanity \In`hu*man"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Inhumanities}. [L. inhumanitas: cf. F. inhumanit[82].] The quality or state of being inhuman; cruelty; barbarity. Man's inhumanity to man Makes countless thousands mourn. --Burns. | |
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Inhumanity \In`hu*man"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Inhumanities}. [L. inhumanitas: cf. F. inhumanit[82].] The quality or state of being inhuman; cruelty; barbarity. Man's inhumanity to man Makes countless thousands mourn. --Burns. | |
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Inhumanly \In*hu"man*ly\, adv. In an inhuman manner; cruelly; barbarously. | |
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Inhume \In*hume"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inhumed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Inhuming}.] [Cf. F. inhumer. See {Inhumate}.] 1. To deposit, as a dead body, in the earth; to bury; to inter. Weeping they bear the mangled heaps of slain, Inhume the natives in their native plain. --Pope. 2. To bury or place in warm earth for chemical or medicinal purposes. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Innominable \In*nom"i*na*ble\, a. [L. innominabilis; pref. in- not + nominare to name: cf. F. innominable.] Not to be named. [R.] --Testament of Love. | |
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Innominate \In*nom"i*nate\, a. [L. innominatus; pref. in- not + nominare to name.] 1. Having no name; unnamed; as, an innominate person or place. [R.] --Ray. 2. (Anat.) A term used in designating many parts otherwise unnamed; as, the innominate artery, a great branch of the arch of the aorta; the innominate vein, a great branch of the superior vena cava. {Innominate bone} (Anat.), the great bone which makes a lateral half of the pelvis in mammals; hip bone; haunch bone; huckle bone. It is composed of three bones, ilium, ischium, and pubis, consolidated into one in the adult, though separate in the fetus, as also in many adult reptiles and amphibians. {Innominate contracts} (Law), in the Roman law, contracts without a specific name. | |
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Innominate \In*nom"i*nate\, a. [L. innominatus; pref. in- not + nominare to name.] 1. Having no name; unnamed; as, an innominate person or place. [R.] --Ray. 2. (Anat.) A term used in designating many parts otherwise unnamed; as, the innominate artery, a great branch of the arch of the aorta; the innominate vein, a great branch of the superior vena cava. {Innominate bone} (Anat.), the great bone which makes a lateral half of the pelvis in mammals; hip bone; haunch bone; huckle bone. It is composed of three bones, ilium, ischium, and pubis, consolidated into one in the adult, though separate in the fetus, as also in many adult reptiles and amphibians. {Innominate contracts} (Law), in the Roman law, contracts without a specific name. | |
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Innominate \In*nom"i*nate\, a. [L. innominatus; pref. in- not + nominare to name.] 1. Having no name; unnamed; as, an innominate person or place. [R.] --Ray. 2. (Anat.) A term used in designating many parts otherwise unnamed; as, the innominate artery, a great branch of the arch of the aorta; the innominate vein, a great branch of the superior vena cava. {Innominate bone} (Anat.), the great bone which makes a lateral half of the pelvis in mammals; hip bone; haunch bone; huckle bone. It is composed of three bones, ilium, ischium, and pubis, consolidated into one in the adult, though separate in the fetus, as also in many adult reptiles and amphibians. {Innominate contracts} (Law), in the Roman law, contracts without a specific name. | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
Imminent Death Of The Net Predicted! prov. [Usenet] Since {Usenet} first got off the ground in 1980-81, it has grown exponentially, approximately doubling in size every year. On the other hand, most people feel the {signal-to-noise ratio} of Usenet has dropped steadily. These trends led, as far back as mid-1983, to predictions of the imminent collapse (or death) of the net. Ten years and numerous doublings later, enough of these gloomy prognostications have been confounded that the phrase "Imminent Death Of The Net Predicted!" has become a running joke, hauled out any time someone grumbles about the {S/N ratio} or the huge and steadily increasing volume, or the possible loss of a key node or link, or the potential for lawsuits when ignoramuses post copyrighted material, etc., etc., etc. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Imminent Death Of The Net Predicted! 1980-81, it has grown exponentially, approximately doubling in size every year. On the other hand, most people feel the {signal-to-noise ratio} of {Usenet} has dropped steadily. These trends led, as far back as mid-1983, to predictions of the imminent collapse (or death) of the net. Ten years and numerous doublings later, enough of these gloomy prognostications have been confounded that the phrase "Imminent Death Of The Net Predicted!" has become a running joke, hauled out any time someone grumbles about the {S/N ratio} or the huge and steadily increasing volume, or the possible loss of a key node or link, or the potential for lawsuits when ignoramuses post copyrighted material etc. [{Jargon File}] (1998-09-24) |