Indweller (Noun)
Meaning 1
A person who inhabits a particular place.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
- Australian
- Phrygian
- Galilaean
- Asiatic
- Kiwi
- Austronesian
- Nazarene
- Trinidadian
- European
- Villager
- Cottager
- Liver
- Worldling
- Islander
- Landman
- Northerner
- Easterner
- American
- Cottage Dweller
- Westerner
- Occupant
- Borderer
- Occidental
- Landsman
- Landlubber
- Plainsman
- Occupier
- Philistine
- Aussie
- New Zealander
- Earthling
- Galilean
- Resident
- Earthman
- Numidian
- Alsatian
- Hittite
- Island-dweller
- Tellurian
- Marcher
- Asian
- Latin
Meaning 2
Activation by an inner spirit or force or principle; "the Holy Spirit is the indweller of the church and its members".
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- The Bible teaches that the Holy Spirit is the indweller of every believer, guiding and empowering them to live a life of faith.
- The ancient Greeks believed that a divine indweller inhabited the temples and sacred sites, imbuing them with spiritual energy.
- According to some spiritual traditions, the indweller is a spark of the divine that resides within each person, waiting to be fanned into flame.
- In some Eastern philosophies, the indweller is seen as the ultimate reality that underlies all existence, and can be accessed through meditation and introspection.
- The poet described the natural world as having an indweller, a spirit that animated the trees, rocks, and rivers, and connected them all in a web of life.