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indwelling

indwelling

1 8.9
An inner presence in a person or thing
  • adjective
  • /ˈɪndˌwɛlɪŋ/
translation icon : intrínseco
  • Surrender of self to that indwelling life is entrance upon an astounding and almost miraculous life.
  • the indwelling Spirit
  • an indwelling catheter

Examples

  • The means of accomplishing this, as will be argued, is the indwelling presence of the Holy Spirit.

    Blog text (8)

  • See, see how you can get that indwelling giggle that we all have.

  • You know, you got to go back to the word spirit, which is the indwelling nature of all things.

  • In the inner depths of the faithful soul, God is present as Someone, an indwelling Guest, a loving Friend.

    Blog text (6)

  • But the indwelling God is the Blackstone drawn forth from its animal covering and pervaded with the light of consciousness.

  • Notably, however, this theology of the indwelling Spirit has no evident bearing on the preceding treatise on the Church.

    Academic text (2001)

  • The indwelling Spirit is one with the indwelling Christ (Rom 8:9-11; Jn 14:20; 15:7).

    Academic text (1992)

  • Many people believe that the key to achieving inner peace lies in the indwelling spirit of love and compassion.

  • Through meditation, she experienced the indwelling presence of tranquility and clarity within her mind.

  • The teacher emphasized that the indwelling force of creativity exists in all students, waiting to be discovered.

Antonyms

absence
216 2.1

A lack of someone or something that should be there

externality
1 8.4

An outside part of something that you can see

How Present

overwhelming
423 4.4
pervasive
66 7.1
indwelling
1 8.9
present
392 1.0
absent
139 1.0

Surface Forms

indwelling positive

Morphology

indwelling = indwell (transparent) = in + dwell + ing

The adjective is a regular participial formation from the verb 'indwell' meaning 'reside within'. [Postprocessing: moved 'in' from base_words to prefix]

Etymology

Indwelling comes from the prefix in- ('in') and the verb dwell ('to live' or 'be inside'). So, something indwelling is like a quality or spirit that 'lives inside' a person or thing and is present as an inner part.