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inspiration

ins·pi·ra·tion

UK/ˌɪn.spɪˈɹeɪ.ʃən/ US/ˌɪn.spɚˈeɪ.ʃən/ fairly common

noun

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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”
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(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”
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arousing to a particular emotion or action

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the act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing

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Origin

From Middle English inspiracioun, from Old French inspiration, from Late Latin īnspīrātiōnem (nominative: īnspīrātiō), from Latin īnspīrātus (past participle of inspīrō). By surface analysis, inspire + -ation. Displaced native Old English onbryrdnes (literally “in-pricked-ness”).

Phrases

  • genius is one percent inspiration, ninety-nine percent perspiration
  • inspiration porn
  • Pierian spring

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