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2 definitions found 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: immanent adj : (philosophy) of a mental act occurring entirely within the mind [syn: {subjective}] [ant: {transeunt}]
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