a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.

opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.

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inspirational (ˌɪnspɪˈreɪʃən^əl)

—*adj*
1.	of, relating to, or tending to arouse inspiration; inspiring
2.	resulting from inspiration; inspired

inspi'rationally

—*adv*

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inspirational

1839, "influenced by inspiration;" 1884, "tending to inspire;" see inspiration.

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