inherence

American  

[in-heer-uhns, -her-] / ɪnˈhɪər əns, -ˈhɛr- /

noun

1. the state or fact of inhering or being inherent.

2. Philosophy. the relation of an attribute to its subject.

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inherence British  

/ -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

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Other Word Forms

• noninherence noun

Etymology

Origin of inherence

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

Example Sentences

A person might transfer or donate his rights to other persons of the same tribe, and they also passed by inherence, under established customs, to his gentile kin.

From Houses and House-Life of the American Aborigines by Morgan, Lewis H.

Where there is the appearance of inherence, therefore, there is always a plurality of reals; no such correlative to substance as attribute or accident can be admitted at all.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" by Various

Of all books it is to be said—of novels as well—that none is great that is not true, and that cannot be true which does not carry inherence of truth.

From The Delicious Vice by Allison, Young Ewing

The Vegetative organism, being the agency of Life, is female in origin and inherence.

From Feminism and Sex-Extinction by Kenealy, Arabella

Besides the contradictions in the concepts of inherence, of change, and action and passion, it is the concept of being which prevents our philosopher from ascribing a living character to reality.

From History of Modern Philosophy From Nicolas of Cusa to the Present Time by Falckenberg, Richard