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noun
1.
an inspiring or animating action or influence: I cannot write poetry without inspiration.
2.
something inspired, as an idea.
3.
a result of inspired activity.
4.
a thing or person that inspires.
5.
EXPANDTheology.
a.
a divine influence directly and immediately exerted upon the mind or soul.
b.
the divine quality of the writings or words of a person so influenced.
6.
the drawing of air into the lungs; inhalation.
7.
COLLAPSEthe act of inspiring; quality or state of being inspired.
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Word Origin & History
inspiration
c.1300, "immediate influence of God or a god," especially that under which the holy books were written, from O.Fr. inspiration, from L.L. inspirationem (nom. inspiratio), from L. inspiratus, pp. of inspirare "inspire, inflame, blow into," from in-"in" + spirare "to breathe" (see spirit).
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Medical Dictionary
inspiration in·spi·ra·tion (ĭn'spə-rā'shən)
n.
The inhalation of air into the lungs.
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Science Dictionary
inspiration  (ĭn'spə-rā'shən) Pronunciation Key
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