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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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