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Bible Dictionaries
External
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(a.) Outside of or separate from ourselves; (Metaph.) separate from the perceiving mind.
(2):
(a.) Outwardly perceptible; visible; physical or corporeal, as distinguished from mental or moral.
(3):
(a.) Outward; exterior; relating to the outside, as of a body; being without; acting from without; - opposed to internal; as, the external form or surface of a body.
(4):
(a.) Not intrinsic nor essential; accidental; accompanying; superficial.
(5):
(a.) Foreign; relating to or connected with foreign nations; as, external trade or commerce; the external relations of a state or kingdom.
(6):
(a.) Away from the mesial plane of the body; lateral.
(7):
(n.) Something external or without; outward part; that which makes a show, rather than that which is intrinsic; visible form; - usually in the plural.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'External'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​e/external.html. 1828.