MIND, n.

1. Intention; purpose; design.

The sacrifice of the wicked is abomination; how much more, when he bringeth it with a wicked mind. Prov 21.

2. Inclination; will; desire; a sense much used, but expressing less than settled purpose; as in the common phrases, ""I wish to know your mind;"" ""let me know your mind;"" ""he had a mind to go;"" ""he has a partner to his mind.""

3. Opinion; as, to express one's mind. We are of one mind.

4. Memory; remembrance; as, to put one in mind; to call to mind; the fact is out of my mind; time out of mind. From the operations of the intellect in man,this word came to signify.

5. The intellectual or intelligent power in man; the understanding; the power that conceives, judges or reasons.

I fear I am not in my perfect mind.

So we speak of a sound mind, a disordered mind, a weak mind, a strong mind, with reference to the active powers of the understanding; and in a passive sense, it denotes capacity, as when we say, the mind cannot comprehend a subject.

6. The heart or seat of affection.

Which were a grief of mind to Isaac and Rebekah. Gen 26.

7. The will and affection; as readiness of mind. Acts 17.

8. The implanted principle of grace. Rom 7.

, v.i. To be inclined or disposed to incline.

When one of them mindeth to go into rebellion.