English

Verb

indwell ‎(third-person singular simple present indwells, present participle indwelling, simple past and past participle indwelled or indwelt)

1. To exist within, especially as a spirit or driving force.
   • Milman

     The 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