Indwell vs Invoke - What's the difference?
indwell | invoke |
To exist within, especially as a spirit or driving force.
* Milman
*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.
To call upon (a person, especially a god) for help, assistance or guidance.
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To appeal for validation to a (notably cited) authority.
To conjure up with incantations.
To bring about as an inevitable consequence.
To solicit, petition for, appeal to a favorable attitude.
(computing) To cause (a program or subroutine) to execute.
* C++ lets you invoke an operator function either by calling the function or by using the overloaded operator with its usual syntax. — Stephen Prata.
As verbs the difference between indwell and invoke
is that indwell is to exist within, especially as a spirit or driving force while invoke is to call upon (a person, especially a god) for help, assistance or guidance.indwell
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Verb
- The Holy Ghost became a dove, not as a symbol, but as a constantly indwelt form.
Derived terms
* (l)invoke
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Alternative forms
* envokeVerb
(invok)- In certain Christian circles invoking the Bible constitutes irrefutable proof.
- This satanist ritual invokes Beelzebub.
- Blasphemy is taboo as it may invoke divine wrath.
- The envoy invoked the King of Kings's magnanimity to reduce his province's tribute after another draught.
- Interactive programs let the users enter choices and invoke the corresponding routines.
