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▪ I. indwelling, vbl. n.|ˈɪnˌdwɛlɪŋ|
[f. in adv. 11 c + dwelling vbl. n.: cf. indwell v. In Wyclif rendering L. inhabitātio.]
The action of dwelling in a place; residence. Usually fig.: esp. The abiding of God or the Divine Spirit in the heart or soul.
1382Wyclif Wisd. ix. 15 Ertheli indwelling [Vulg. inhabitatio] presseth doun the wit. c1449Pecock Repr. iii. ii. 282 Indwelling is no more than an vsing. 1675Traherne Chr. Ethics 133 By the indwelling of God all objects are infused, and contained within. 1680T. Lawson Mite into Treas. 18 Her Voice, her Prayers, her Praises, arising from Divine indwellings. 1848R. I. Wilberforce Incarnation xi. (1852) 275 This passage..they interpreted of an immediate in-dwelling of Godhead in the whole body of mankind. 1887J. S. Banks Chr. Doctr. ii. iv. 210 Sin in its guilt and indwelling is defilement.
▪ II. ˈinˌdwelling, in-dwelling, ppl. a.
[f. in adv. 11 a + dwelling ppl. a.]
a. That dwells within, inhabits, occupies, or possesses. Usually fig.
14..Chalmerlain Ayr i. in Sc. Stat. I, Alswele induellande as furth duelland. 1646P. Bulkeley Gospel Covt. iv. 319 It was not any indwelling power within themselves, by which they did them [those great works]. 1799H. More Fem. Educ. (ed. 4) I. 264 So religion is not an occasional act, but an indwelling principle..from which indeed every act derives all its life. 1880E. White Cert. Relig. 87 An assurance..of the indwelling presence of God. 1885Clodd Myths & Dr. ii. vi. 180 The patient is kept without food so as to starve out the indwelling enemy.
b. Med. Of a catheter, electrode, or other device: more or less permanently fixed in position either within the body or leading from the interior to the exterior of the body.
1932Dorland & Miller Med. Dict. (ed. 16) 252/1 Indwelling catheter. 1962Lancet 5 May 950/1 Infection nearly always followed on drainage by indwelling catheter. 1964Ibid. 26 Dec. 1349/1 All the very immature babies..were fed from birth by indwelling tubes. 1968Jrnl. Thoracic & Cardiovasc. Surg. LV. 555 (heading) Thoracic duct cannulation in the dog: a study of thrombotic occlusion of indwelling cannulas. 1972Amer. Jrnl. Physical Med. LI. 113 (title) Electromyographic study of the anterolateral abdominal musculature utilizing indwelling electrodes.
Hence inˈdwellingness, the quality of indwelling. |