What is the difference between immanence and transcendence?
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The state of being immanent; inherency.
The state of dwelling within and not extending beyond a given domain.
(philosophy, metaphysics, theology) The concept of the presence of deity in and throughout the real world; the idea that God is everywhere and in everything. Contrast (transcendence).
(countable) the act of surpassing usual limits
(uncountable) the state of being beyond the range of normal perception
(uncountable) the state of being free from the constraints of the material world, as in the case of a deity
superior excellence; supereminence
* A. V. G. Allen
Transcendence is a antonym of immanence.
As nouns the difference between immanence and transcendence
is that immanence is the state of being immanent; inherency while transcendence is the act of surpassing usual limits.immanence
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(wikipedia immanence)Noun
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* immanencyUsage notes
Not to be confused with (imminence) or .See also
* transcendencetranscendence
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- The Augustinian theology rests upon the transcendence of Deity at its controlling principle.
