Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) The act of impressing, or the state of being impressed; the communication of a stamp, mold, style, or character, by external force or by influence. 2. (n.) That which is impressed; stamp; mark; indentation; sensible result of an influence exerted from without. 3. (n.) That which impresses, or exercises an effect, action, or agency; appearance; phenomenon. 4. (n.) Influence or effect on the senses or the intellect hence, interest, concern. 5. (n.) An indistinct notion, remembrance, or belief. 6. (n.) Impressiveness; emphasis of delivery. 7. (n.) The pressure of the type on the paper, or the result of such pressure, as regards its appearance; as, a heavy impression; a clear, or a poor, impression; also, a single copy as the result of printing, or the whole edition printed at a given time. 8. (n.) In painting, the first coat of color, as the priming in house painting and the like. 9. (n.) A print on paper from a wood block, metal plate, or the like.

Multi-Version Concordance Impression (2 Occurrences) Mark 11:18 This the High Priests and Scribes heard, and they began to devise means to destroy Him. For they were afraid of Him, because of the deep impression produced on all the people by His teaching. (WEY) Acts 23:15 Now therefore you and the Sanhedrin should make representations to the Tribune for him to bring him down to you, under the impression that you intend to inquire more minutely about him; and we are prepared to assassinate him before he comes near the place." (WEY)