This temple, less in form, with equal grace, Was imitative of the
first in Thrace.
Dryden.
3. (Nat. Hist.) Designed to imitate another species of animal, or a
plant, or inanimate object, for some useful purpose, such as protection
from enemies; having resemblance to something else; as, imitative
colors; imitative habits; dendritic and mammillary forms of minerals
are imitative.
-- Im"i*ta*tive*ly, adv. -- Im"i*ta*tive*ness, n.
Im"i*ta*tive, n. (Gram.) A verb expressive of imitation or resemblance.
[R.]
Im"i*ta"tor (?), n. [L.] One who imitates.
Im"i*ta`tor*ship, n. The state or office of an imitator. "Servile
imitatorship." Marston.
Im"i*ta`tress (?), n. A woman who is an imitator.
Im"i*ta`trix (?), n. An imitatress.
Im*mac"u*late (?), 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.
Were but my soul as pure From other guilt as that, Heaven did not
hold One more immaculate.
Denham.
Thou sheer, immaculate and silver fountain.
Shak.
Immaculate conception (R. C. Ch.), the doctrine that the Virgin Mary
was conceived without original sin.
-- Im*mac"u*late*ly, adv. -- Im*mac"u*late*ness, n.
Im*mailed" (?), a. Wearing mail or armor; clad of armor. W. Browne.
Im*mal"le*a*ble (?), a. Not maleable.
Im*man"a*cle (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Immanacled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Immanacling (?).] To manacle; to fetter; hence; to confine; to restrain
from free action.
Although this corporal rind Thou hast immanacled.
Milton.
Im"ma*na"tion (?), n. [Pref. im- in + L. manare to flow; cf. mantio a
flowing.] A flowing or entering in; -- opposed to emanation. [R.] Good.
Im*mane" (?), a. [L. immanis.] Very great; huge; vast; also, monstrous
in character; inhuman; atrocious; fierce. [Obs.] "So immane a man."
Chapman.
-- Im*mane"ly, adv. [Obs.]
{ Im"ma*nence (?), Im"ma*nen*cy (?), } n. The condition or quality of
being immanent; inherence; an indwelling.
[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.
Im"ma*nent (?), 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 emanant, transitory,
transitive, or objective.
A cognition is an immanent act of mind.
Sir W. Hamilton.
An immanent power in the life of the world.
Hare.
Im*man"i*fest (?), a. Not manifest. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
Im*man"i*ty (?), n. [L. immanitas.] The state or quality of being
immane; barbarity. [R.] Shak.