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Origin and history of immanent

immanent(adj.)

"indwelling, remaining within, inherent," 1530s, via French immanent (14c.) or directly from Late Latin immanens, present participle of immanere "to dwell in, remain in," from assimilated form of in- "into, in, on, upon" (from PIE root *en "in") + Latin manere "to dwell" (from PIE root *men- (3) "to remain"). In medieval philosophy contrasted with transitive; later with transcendent. Related: Immanently.

also from 1530s

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transcendent(adj.)

mid-15c., "pre-eminent, surpassing, extraordinary," from Latin transcendentem (nominative transcendens) "surmounting, rising above," present participle of transcendere (see transcend).

In Scholastic philosophy, "not included under (higher than) one of Aristotle's 10 categories" (by c. 1300 in Medieval Latin). In reference to Kant and later his followers, by 1803. In modern theology, "transcending the universe of matter," by 1877. Also sometimes transcendant. Related: Transcendently.

immanence(n.)

"fact or state of indwelling," 1816; see immanent + -ence. Immanency is from 1650s.

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