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Transcendence vs Imminence - What's the difference?

transcendence | imminence |

As nouns the difference between transcendence and imminence

is that transcendence is (countable) the act of surpassing usual limits while imminence is the state or condition of being about to happen, imminent.

transcendence

English

Noun

  • (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
    • The Augustinian theology rests upon the transcendence of Deity at its controlling principle.

    Related terms

    * transcend * transcendency * transcendent * transcendental * transcendently

    Antonyms

    * immanence

    imminence

    English

    (wikipedia imminence)

    Noun

    (-)
  • The state or condition of being about to happen, imminent.