1. existing or operating within; inherent or intrinsic to something
2. (philosophy, theology) present and operating within the world or nature, rather than external to it
Usage: formal; philosophical

Examples

• The immanent dangers of climate change require immediate action.
• Justice is an immanent value in democratic societies.
• Philosophers debated whether God is transcendent or immanent.
• The immanent threat of the storm forced the evacuation.
• Creativity is immanent in human nature.
• The immanent contradictions in the theory became apparent over time.