(noun) A period of time in which a system or component remains in a given state.
"The soul takes flight to the world that is invisible but there arriving she is sure of bliss and forever dwells in paradise."
"Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them."
"The longer we dwell on our misfortunes, the greater is their power to harm us."
"Life is thickly sown with thorns, and I know no other remedy than to pass quickly through them. The longer we dwell on our misfortunes, the greater is their power to harm us."
"If you have two religions in your land, the two will cut each other’s throats; but if you have thirty religions, they will dwell in peace."