Indwell

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ɪnˈdwÉ›l/

Origin

From - + dwell.

Full definition of indwell

Verb

1. To exist within, especially as a spirit or driving force.
• MilmanThe Holy Ghost became a dove, not as a symbol, but as a constantly indwelt form.
• 2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin 2010, p. 224:Diodore and Theodore were particularly galvanized to defend their point of view by their horror at Apollinaris's assertion that Christ was indwelled by the Logos, which replaced a human mind in him.

Derived terms

• indwelling