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Immanent

Philosophy
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

Existing or operating within something rather than coming from outside it.

Detailed Definition
“Immanent” describes a force inherent in the world or within things themselves. In the poem, the Immanent Will is a mysterious cosmic power that shapes the Titanic and prepares its iceberg counterpart.
Example
Example in poetry:
Hardy names “The Immanent Will that stirs and urges everything,” imagining an impersonal force within the world; Immanent means existing or operating within, rather than outside, reality; In philosophical poetry, “an immanent pulse in stone and seed” suggests divinity or energy embedded in matter; Contrast transcendent, which implies a power beyond the world
Additional Notes
The capitalized “Immanent” in the quoted line is specialized philosophical vocabulary referring to an inward or inherent divine force.; Found in the poem, The Convergence of the Twain by Thomas Hardy
Also Known As
inherent intrinsic innate essential
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