abidance (abidans)

[ And then, moreover, there is His personal abidance in our churches, raising earthly service into a foretaste of J. H. Newman , Gram. of A ent, p. 475. heaven. abidel (a-bid'), v.; pret. and pp. abode, ppr. abiding. [ IMG:content-0062.png:[blocks in formation] who dwells or continues; one who lives or resides. abiding (a-bi'ding), p. a. [Ppr. of abide1.] Continuing; permanent; steadfast: as, an abiding faith. Here thou hast no abiding city. Thomas à Kempis , Im. of Christ, ii. 1. I do not think that Pope's verse anywhere sings, but it should seem that the abiding presence of fancy in his best work forbids his exclusion from the rank of poet. Lowell, Study Windows, p. 432. abidingly (a-bi'ding-li), adv. In an abiding manner; enduringly; lastingly; permanently. IMG:content-0063.png:[blocks in formation]