Immutability

Immutability
Immutability Im*mu`ta*bil"i*ty, n. [L. immutabilitas: cf. F. immutabilit['e].] The state or quality of being immutable; immutableness. --Heb. vi. 17. [1913 Webster]

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  • immutability —    Immutability is the divine property of being unchangeable, meaning that God cannot undergo change that is real or intrinsic to his being. Plato argued that since God is a perfect being, any change would be a move away from perfection; but it… …   Christian Philosophy

  • Immutability — is the quality of being unable to change. It may also refer to the following:* Immutable object, in computer science * Immutability (theology), the belief that God cannot change …   Wikipedia

  • immutability — index constant, indestructibility Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • immutability — (n.) 1590s, from L. immutabilitas, from immutabilis (see IMMUTABLE (Cf. immutable)). Nought may endure but Mutability. [Shelley] …   Etymology dictionary

  • immutability — immutable ► ADJECTIVE ▪ unchanging or unchangeable. DERIVATIVES immutability noun immutably adverb …   English terms dictionary

  • Immutability (theology) — Immutability is the doctrine of classical Christian theism that God cannot change; this has been variously interpreted to mean either that God s nature cannot change but that God can, or that God himself cannot change at all.The term is important …   Wikipedia

  • immutability — noun see immutable …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • immutability — See immutable. * * * …   Universalium

  • immutability — noun The state or quality of being immutable; immutableness …   Wiktionary

  • immutability — im·mu·ta·bil·i·ty || ɪ‚mjuːtÉ™ bɪlÉ™tɪ n. permanence, quality of being unalterable, unchangeability …   English contemporary dictionary

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