a. [ L. immaculatus; pref. im- not + maculatus, p. p. of maculare to spot, stane, fr. macula spot. See Mail armor. ] Without stain or blemish; spotless; undefiled; clear; pure. [ 1913 Webster ]
Were but my soul as pure
From other guilt as that, Heaven did not hold
One more immaculate. Denham. [ 1913 Webster ]
Thou sheer, immaculate and silver fountain. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
Immaculate conception (R. C. Ch.),
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a. Wearing mail or armor; clad of armor. W. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Not maleable. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
Although this corporal rind
Thou hast immanacled. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Pref. im- in + L. manare to flow; cf. mantio a flowing. ] A flowing or entering in; -- opposed to emanation. [ R. ] Good. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. immanis. ] Very great; huge; vast; also, monstrous in character; inhuman; atrocious; fierce. [ Obs. ] “So immane a man.” Chapman.
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[ Clement ] is mainly concerned in enforcing the immanence of God. Christ is everywhere presented by him as Deity indwelling in the world. A. V. G. Allen. [ 1913 Webster ]
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
A cognition is an immanent act of mind. Sir W. Hamilton. [ 1913 Webster ]
An immanent power in the life of the world. Hare. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Not manifest. [ Obs. ] Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. immanitas. ] The state or quality of being immane; barbarity. [ R. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]