Im'ma-nent, a.

a. [Lat. immanens, p. pr. of immanere, to remain in or near; prefix im, for in, and manere, to remain; Fr. imminent, It. imminente, Sp. inminente.] Remaining within; hence, limited in activity, agency, or effect, to the subject or associated acts; inherent and indwelling; internal or subjective; — opposed to emanant, or transitive. A cognition is an immanent act of mind. Sir W. Hamilton. The very act of becoming an immanent power in the life of the world. Hare.