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immanences

immanences is the plural of immanence.

Meaning of immanence

Noun

immanence (countable and uncountable, plural immanences)

  1. The state of being immanent; inherency.
    • Here the conflict between male bonding and the companionship of the transcendent quest versus sexual love and involvement in the immanence of bodily life comes right out into the open.1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London: Rider/Hutchinson & Co., page 197
  2. The state of dwelling within and not extending beyond a given domain.
  3. (metaphysics) The concept of the presence of deity in and throughout the real world; the idea that God is everywhere and in everything. Contrast transcendence.

Questions about immanences

What is immanences the plural of?
Immanences is the plural of immanence.

Words near immanences in the dictionary

  1. immanation
  2. immanations
  3. immane
  4. immanely
  5. immanence
  6. immanences
  7. immanencies
  8. immanency
  9. immanent
  10. immanent critique
  11. immanent critiques

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