indwell
verb
- to exist within, especially as a spirit or driving force
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ɪnˈdwɛl/
verb
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- Proto-Indo-European *dʰwel-der. Proto-Germanic *dwalaz Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Germanic *-janą Proto-Germanic *dwaljaną Proto-West Germanic *dwalljan Old English dwellan ▲ Old Norse dveljainflu. Middle English dwellen English dwell English indwell From in- + dwell.
- To exist within, especially as a spirit or driving force.
“The Holy Ghost became a dove, not as a symbol, but as a constantly indwelt form.”
“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.”