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Vinony

immanence

noun

  1. theories of divine presence in which the divine encompasses or is manifested in the material world
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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree French immanencebor. English immanence Borrowed from French immanence.

  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.”

  2. The state of dwelling within and not extending beyond a given domain.
  3. The concept of the presence of deity in and throughout the real world; the idea that God is everywhere and in everything. Contrast transcendence.