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Inspiration Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Inspiration? [n] the act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing [n] arousing to a particular emotion or action [n] 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" [n] (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" [n] a sudden intuition as part of solving a problem [n] arousal of the mind to special unusual activity or creativity Synonyms \| Synonyms for Inspiration: aspiration \| brainchild \| breathing in \| divine guidance \| inhalation \| stirring Related Terms \| Find terms related to Inspiration: a priori knowledge \| afflatus \| air current \| ambition \| animating spirit \| animation \| animus \| anticipation \| apocalypse \| Apollo \| Apollo Musagetes \| Aqua-Lung \| ardor \| arousal \| artificial respiration \| artistic imagination \| aspiration \| assurance \| asthmatic wheeze \| automatic response \| awakening \| basis \| blind impulse \| Bragi \| brain wave \| brainchild \| brainstorm \| brainwave \| breath \| breath of air \| breathing \| bright idea \| bright thought \| brilliant idea \| broken wind \| buddhi \| calling \| Calliope \| Castilian Spring \| cause \| clairvoyance \| Clio \| conception \| consideration \| cough \| creative imagination \| creative power \| creative thought \| creativity \| crosscurrent \| current \| current of air \| daemon \| daimonion \| demon \| direct apprehension \| direct communication \| divine afflatus \| divine inspiration \| divine revelation \| downdraft \| draft \| drive \| ebullience \| education \| elan \| emboldening \| encouragement \| energy \| enlightenment \| enlivenment \| enthusiasm \| epiphany \| Erato \| esemplastic imagination \| esemplastic power \| Euterpe \| exhalation \| exhilaration \| expiration \| exsufflation \| fall wind \| fancy \| feeling \| fire \| fire of genius \| firing \| flash \| fleeting impulse \| flow of air \| following wind \| gasp \| Geist \| genius \| goal \| good idea \| ground \| guide \| guiding light \| guiding star \| gulp \| gusto \| gut response \| hack \| head wind \| heartening \| Helicon \| hiccup \| Hippocrene \| ideal \| illumination \| immediate cognition \| impulse \| incentive \| incitement \| indraft \| infection \| inflow \| influence \| infusion \| inhalation \| inhalator \| inhalement \| inrush \| insight \| inspiriting \| inspiritment \| instinct \| insufflation \| intention \| intuition \| intuitionism \| intuitive reason \| intuitiveness \| intuitivism \| involuntary impulse \| iron lung \| jetstream \| katabatic wind \| knowledge without thought \| lodestar \| mainspring \| matter \| Melpomene \| monsoon \| motive \| mouth-to-mouth resuscitation \| movement of air \| moving spirit \| Muse \| mystical experience \| mysticism \| mythicization \| mythification \| mythopoeia \| natural impulse \| notion \| oxygen mask \| oxygen tent \| pant \| Parnassus \| passion \| Pierian Spring \| Pierides \| poesy \| poetic genius \| poetic imagination \| Polyhymnia \| precognition \| principle \| prophecy \| provocation \| puff \| quick hunch \| reason \| reassurance \| reflex \| respiration \| revelation \| sake \| satori \| score \| scuba \| second sight \| second-sightedness \| shaping imagination \| sigh \| sixth sense \| sneeze \| sniff \| sniffle \| snore \| snoring \| snuff \| snuffle \| soul \| source \| sparkle \| spirit \| spring \| spur \| sternutation \| stertor \| stimulation \| stimulus \| stream \| stream of air \| subconscious knowledge \| subconscious perception \| suck \| sucking \| suction \| sudden thought \| suggestion \| suspiration \| tail wind \| talent \| Terpsichore \| Thalia \| the Muses \| theophania \| theophany \| theopneustia \| theopneusty \| ulterior motive \| undercurrent \| unmediated perception \| updraft \| urge \| vigor \| vision \| vocation \| wheeze \| wind \| zeal See Also \| afflatus \| arousal \| breath \| breathing \| cognitive factor \| drag \| external respiration \| gasp \| germ \| idea \| intuition \| mother \| pant \| problem solving \| product \| production \| puff \| pull \| respiration \| rousing \| seed \| source \| thought \| ventilation Inspiration In Webster's Dictionary \In`spi*ra"tion\, n. [F. inspiration, L. inspiratio. See {Inspire}.] 1. 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. 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. Your father was ever virtuous, and holy men at their death have good inspirations. --Shak. 3. (Theol.) 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. All Scripture is given by inspiration of God. --2 Tim. iii. 16. The age which we now live in is not an age of inspiration and impulses. --Sharp. {Plenary inspiration} (Theol.), that kind of inspiration which excludes all defect in the utterance of the inspired message. {Verbal inspiration} (Theol.), that kind of inspiration which extends to the very words and forms of expression of the divine message.

Inspiration Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Inspiration?

[n] the act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing
[n] arousing to a particular emotion or action
[n] 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"
[n] (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"
[n] a sudden intuition as part of solving a problem
[n] arousal of the mind to special unusual activity or creativity

Inspiration In Webster's Dictionary

\In`spi*ra"tion\, n. [F. inspiration, L. inspiratio.
See {Inspire}.]
1. 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. 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.

         Your father was ever virtuous, and holy men at their
         death have good inspirations.         --Shak.

3. (Theol.) 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.

         All Scripture is given by inspiration of God. --2
                                               Tim. iii. 16.

         The age which we now live in is not an age of
         inspiration and impulses.             --Sharp.

{Plenary inspiration} (Theol.), that kind of inspiration
   which excludes all defect in the utterance of the inspired
   message.

{Verbal inspiration} (Theol.), that kind of inspiration which
   extends to the very words and forms of expression of the
   divine message.

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