different between mundane vs immanent

English

Etymology

From Middle English mondeyne, from Old French mondain, from Late Latin mundanus, from Latin mundus (“world”). Compare Danish mondæn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /m?n?de?n/
• Rhymes: -e?n

Adjective

mundane (comparative mundaner, superlative mundanest)

1. Worldly, earthly, profane, vulgar as opposed to heavenly.

   Synonym: worldly

   Antonyms: heavenly, arcane

2. Pertaining to the Universe, cosmos or physical reality, as opposed to the spiritual world.
   • 1662 Thomas Salusbury, Galileo's Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems (Dialogue 2):

     Amongst mundane bodies, six there are that do perpetually move, and they are the six Planets; of the rest, that is, of the Earth, Sun, and fixed Stars, it is disputable which of them moveth, and which stands still.

3. Ordinary; not new.

   Synonyms: banal, boring, commonplace, everyday, routine, workaday, jejune, pedestrian; see also Thesaurus:boring, Thesaurus:common

4. Tedious; repetitive and boring.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:boring

Derived terms

• submundane
• supermundane
• transmundane
• ultramundane

Translations

References

• John A. Simpson and Edward S. C. Weiner, editors (1989) , “mundane”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, ?ISBN

Noun

mundane (plural mundanes)

1. An unremarkable, ordinary human being.
2. (slang, derogatory, in various subcultures) A person considered to be "normal", part of the mainstream culture, outside the subculture, not part of the elite group.
   • 1996, "Angel of Death", furries vs. mundanes (discussion on Internet newsgroup alt.fan.furry)

     Some people just think your ^[sic] a sicko or something for enjoying the art. I know that alot ^[sic] of the time, I would rather see some nice nude furrygirls instead of pictures of nude mundanes.

3. (fandom slang) The world outside fandom; the normal, mainstream world.
4. (derogatory, satanism) A person not a Satanist.

Synonyms

• (ordinary person): See Thesaurus:mundane
• (mainstream person): See Thesaurus:mainstreamer

Derived terms

• mundanely
• mundaneness
• mundanity

See also

• mundane on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Article on the use of “mundane” as a derogatory term.

Anagrams

• unnamed

Latin

Adjective

mund?ne

1. vocative masculine singular of mund?nus

English

Etymology

Entered English around 1530, via French, from Late Latin imman?ns, present participle of Latin imman?re, from im- (“in”) + man?re (“to dwell, remain, stay”). Cognate with remain and manor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??m?n?nt/
• (US)
• Homophone: imminent (many dialects)

Adjective

immanent (comparative more immanent, superlative most immanent)

1. Naturally part of something; existing throughout and within something; intrinsic.
2. Restricted entirely to the mind or a given domain; internal; subjective.
3. (philosophy, metaphysics, theology, of a deity) Existing within and throughout the mind and the world; dwelling within and throughout all things, all time, etc. Compare transcendent.
4. (philosophy, of a mental act) Taking place entirely within the mind of the subject and having no effect outside of it. Compare emanant, transeunt.
5. Being within the limits of experience or knowledge.

Usage notes

• Not to be confused with imminent (“about to occur”) or immanant (“a certain type of scalar property of a matrix”).

Synonyms

• (naturally part of something): See also Thesaurus:intrinsic

Related terms

• immanence, immanency
• immanentism
• immanently
• immanentize
• immanentization

Translations

Dutch

Pronunciation

Adjective

immanent (not comparable)

1. immanent

Inflection

Related terms

• immanentie

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i.ma.n??/

Adjective

immanent (feminine singular immanente, masculine plural immanents, feminine plural immanentes)

1. immanent

Further reading

• “immanent” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ma?n?nt/

Adjective

immanent (not comparable)

1. immanent

Declension

Related terms

• Immanenz

Further reading

• “immanent” in Duden online

Latin

Verb

immanent

1. third-person plural present active indicative of immane?