Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Immanent \Im"ma*nent\, a. [L. immanens, p. pr. of immanere to
   remain in or near; pref. im- in + manere to remain: cf. F.
   immanent.]
   Remaining within; inherent; indwelling; abiding; intrinsic;
   internal or subjective; hence, limited in activity, agency,
   or effect, to the subject or associated acts; -- opposed to
   {emanant}, {transitory}, {transitive}, or {objective}.

         A cognition is an immanent act of mind.  --Sir W.
                                                  Hamilton.

         An immanent power in the life of the world. --Hare.

Source : WordNet®

immanent
     adj 1: of a mental act performed entirely within the mind; "a
            cognition is an immanent act of mind" [syn: {subjective}]
            [ant: {transeunt}]
     2: of qualities that are spread throughout something; "ambition
        is immanent in human nature"; "we think of God as immanent
        in nature"