Definition
immanentist
noun
- 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
adjective
- 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.