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inbeing

inbeing noun: the fact or state of being in; existence in something else.

Noun

inbeing (countable and uncountable, plural inbeings)

  1. The fact or state of being in; existence in something else.
  2. Inherence; inherent existence; indwelling; immanence.
    • This is not spoken concerning the union, the inbeing, or indwelling of any distinct divine nature of Christ1746, Isaac Watts, Useful and Important Questions Concerning Jesus the Son of God Freely Proposed: With a Humble Attempt to Answer Them According to Scripture
  3. Inward or essential nature; that which a thing is in itself.
  4. (obsolete, applied to the persons of the Trinity) An indwelling being.

Forms of inbeing

pluralinbeings

Origin of inbeing

From in- + being. Compare Old English onwist (“habitation”), Dutch aanwezigheid (“presence, existence”).

Questions about inbeing

What does inbeing mean?
Inbeing means the fact or state of being in; existence in something else.
What part of speech is inbeing?
Inbeing is a noun.
What is the plural of inbeing?
The plural of inbeing is inbeings.

Words near inbeing in the dictionary

  1. inbearably
  2. inbearing
  3. inbears
  4. inbeat
  5. inbeats
  6. inbeing
  7. inbeings
  8. inbelches
  9. inbend
  10. inbending
  11. inbends

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