1. a person who believes that a divine or spiritual principle is present within the natural world rather than existing outside or beyond it
Usage: philosophy, theology

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of the belief that divinity or ultimate reality is inherent in nature or the material world
Usage: philosophy, theology

Examples

• The immanentist philosopher argued that God exists within creation itself.
• Her immanentist approach to spirituality emphasized finding the sacred in everyday experience.
• Immanentist theology contrasts sharply with views that place God entirely outside the natural world.
• As an immanentist, he rejected the notion of a distant, unreachable deity.
• The immanentist perspective sees divinity as woven throughout the fabric of existence.