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inherence

[ in-heer-uhns, -her- ]

noun

  1. the state or fact of inhering or being inherent.
  2. Philosophy. the relation of an attribute to its subject.


inherence

/ -ˈhɛr-; ɪnˈhɪərəns /

noun

  1. the state or condition of being inherent
  2. metaphysics the relation of attributes, elements, etc, to the subject of which they are predicated, esp if they are its essential constituents
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Words From

  • nonin·herence noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of inherence1

From the Medieval Latin word inhaerentia, dating back to 1570–80. See inherent, -ence
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Example Sentences

Here, a psychological principle called the “inherence bias” comes into play.

In the Ontology this method is employed to determine what in reality corresponds to the empirical conceptions of substance and cause, or rather of inherence and change.

The new hybrids being male in inherence, nothing is added to the female reproductive, or Vital, potential in them.

Absolute being possesses absolute unity without any doubt, as it possesses absolute intelligence; but, once more, absolute unity without a real subject of inherence is destitute of all reality.

The hypothesis of inherence gives an inadequate account of the dependence of an attribute on a substance, and is a kind of half-way house between separation and predication.

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