im·ma·nent·ism \ˈimənənt.ˌizəm, -nən.ˌti-\noun (-s) 1.: an epistemological theory according to which the relation of the world to the mind of an individual is one of immanence 2.: any of several theories according to which the relation of God, mind, or spirit to the world including individuals is one of immanence < the high immanentism or near pantheism of Emerson and of the whole transcendentalist school owed not a little to oriental thought — C.S.Braden >