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immanent (adj.)

"indwelling, remaining within, inherent," 1530s, via French immanent (14c.) or directly from Late Latin immanens, present participle of immanere "to dwell in, remain in," from assimilated form of in- "into, in, on, upon" (from PIE root *en "in") + Latin manere "to dwell" (from PIE root *men- (3) "to remain"). In medieval philosophy contrasted with transitive; later with transcendent. Related: Immanently.

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Definitions of immanent from WordNet

immanent (adj.)
of a mental act performed entirely within the mind;
a cognition is an immanent act of mind
Synonyms: subjective
immanent (adj.)
of qualities that are spread throughout something;
we think of God as immanent in nature
ambition is immanent in human nature
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