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immanence vs. transcendence

immanence

noun

  1. the state of being inherent or exclusively existing within something:

    “Place” is a fundamental concept; it has evaded theorizing because of its immanence and omnipresence.

  2. Theology. the state or quality of a Deity exclusively existing within the universe, time, etc.:

    A horizontal axis stretches from God’s immanence in the world, on the left, to transcendence of it, on the right.

transcendence

noun

  1. the quality or state of being transcendent.