adj. 1. Existing or remaining within; inherent: believed in a God immanent in humans. 2. Restricted entirely to the mind; subjective. [Late Latin immanēns, immanent-, present participle of immanēre, to remain in : Latin in-, in; see IN-2 + Latin manēre, to remain; see men-3 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] imma·nence, imma·nen·cy n. imma·nent·ly adv. |
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