Indwelling - INDWELL'ING, a. [in and dwelling.] Dwelling within; remaining in the heart, even after it is
renewed; as indwelling sin.
INDWELL'ING, n. Residence within, or in the heart or soul.
Infanticide - INFANT'ICIDE, n. [Low L. infanticidium; infans, an infant, and coedo, to kill.]
1. The intentional killing of an infant.
2. The slaughter of infants by Herod. Mat 2.
3. A slayer of infants.
Inherit - INHER'IT, v.t. [L. hoeres, an heir. See Heir.]
1. To take by descent from an ancestor; to take by succession, as the representative of the former possessor; to receive, as a right or title descendible by law from an ancestor at his decease. The heir inherits the lands or real estate of his father; the eldest son of the nobleman inherits his father's title, and the eldest son of a king inherits the crown.
2. To receive by nature from a progenitor. The son inherits the virtues of his father; the daughter inherits the temper of her mother, and children often inherit the constitutional infirmities of their parents.
3. To possess; to enjoy; to take as a possession, by gift or divine appropriation; as, to inherit everlasting life; to inherit the promises.
--That thou mayest live, and inherit the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee. Deu 16.
The meek shall inherit the earth. Mat 5.
INHER'IT, v.i. To take or have possession or property.
--Thou shall not inherit in our father's house.
Judg 11.
Instruct - INSTRUCT', v.t. [L. instruo, instructum; in and struo, to set or to put on, to furnish. The L. struo is contracted from struco or strugo. See Destroy.]
1. To teach; to inform the mind; to educate; to impart knowledge to one who was destitute of it. The first duty of parents is to instruct their children in the principles of religion and morality.
2. To direct; to enjoin; to persuade or admonish.
She being before instructed by her mother, said, give me here the head of John the Baptist in a charger. Mat 14.
3. To direct or command; to furnish with orders. The president instructed his envoy to insist on the restitution of the property.
4. To inform; to advise or give notice to. On this question the court is not instructed.
5. To model; to form; to prepare. [Not used.]
Interpret - INTER'PRET, v.t. [L. interpretor, from interpres.]
1. To explain the meaning or words to a person who does not understand them; to expound; to translate unintelligible words into intelligible ones; as, to interpret the Hebrew language to an Englishman.
--Immanuel, which being interpreted, signified, God with us. Mat 1.
2. To explain or unfold the meaning of predictions, vision, dreams or enigmas; to expound and lay open what is concealed from the understanding; as, Joseph interpreted the dream of Pharaoh.
3. To decipher.
4. To explain something not understood; as, to interpret looks or signs.
5. To define; to explain words by other words in the same language.