internal

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1. 1.Derived from, or dependent on, the thing itself; inherent; as, the internal evidence of the divine origin of the Scriptures.
2. 2.Pertaining to its own affairs or interests; especially, (said of a country) domestic, as opposed to foreign; as, internal trade; internal troubles or war.
3. 3.Pertaining to the inner being or the heart; spiritual. With our Savior, internal purity is everything. Paley.
4. 4.Intrinsic; inherent; real. [R.] The internal rectitude of our actions in the sight of God. Rogers.
5. 5.(Anat.) Lying toward the mesial plane; mesial. Internal angle (Geom.), an interior angle. See under Interior. -- Internal gear (Mach.), a gear in which the teeth project inward from the rim instead of outward.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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Definition-first questions whose answer is internal.

• What is derived from, or dependent on, the thing itself; inherent; as, the internal evidence of the divine origin of the Scriptures called?
• What is pertaining to its own affairs or interests; especially, (said of a country) domestic, as opposed to foreign; as, internal trade; internal troubles or war called?
• What is pertaining to the inner being or the heart; spiritual. With our Savior, internal purity is everything. Paley called?
• What is intrinsic; inherent; real. [R.] The internal rectitude of our actions in the sight of God. Rogers called?