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Definitions of 'Inspiration' Wordnet 

1. (noun) inspiration
arousal of the mind to special unusual activity or creativity

2. (noun) inspiration, brainchild
a product of your creative thinking and work
"he had little respect for the inspirations of other artists"; "after years of work his brainchild was a tangible reality"

3. (noun) inspiration
a sudden intuition as part of solving a problem

4. (noun) divine guidance, inspiration
(theology) a special influence of a divinity on the minds of human beings
"they believe that the books of Scripture were written under divine guidance"

5. (noun) inspiration, stirring
arousing to a particular emotion or action

6. (noun) inhalation, inspiration, aspiration, intake, breathing in
the act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing


Definitions of 'Inspiration' Webster 1913 Dictionary 

1. (noun) Inspiration
the act of inspiring or breathing in; breath; specif. (Physiol.), the drawing of air into the lungs, accomplished in mammals by elevation of the chest walls and flattening of the diaphragm; -- the opposite of expiration

2. (noun) Inspiration
the act or power of exercising an elevating or stimulating influence upon the intellect or emotions; the result of such influence which quickens or stimulates; as, the inspiration of occasion, of art, etc

3. (noun) Inspiration
a supernatural divine influence on the prophets, apostles, or sacred writers, by which they were qualified to communicate moral or religious truth with authority; a supernatural influence which qualifies men to receive and communicate divine truth; also, the truth communicated


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