1. something which stimulates or animates, stimulus, motivation; something inspired, revelation, insight, idea; divine influence upon the human mind (Theology); breathing in, inhaling. inspiration\in`spi*ra"tion\ , n. [f. inspiration, l. inspiratio. see:
inspire.].
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. (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. iii.
5. the age which we now live in is not an age of inspiration and impulses. rp.
6. The act of inspiring or breathing in; breath; specif. , 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.
7. 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.
8. 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. arousing to a particular emotion or action 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" a sudden intuition as part of solving a problem arousal of the mind to special unusual activity or creativity.
9. 1. Inspiration is a feeling of enthusiasm you get from someone or something, which gives you new and creative ideas. My inspiration comes from poets like Baudelaire and Jacques Prévert.
10. approval If you describe someone or something good as an inspiration, you mean that they make you or other people want to do or achieve something. Powell's unusual journey to high office is an inspiration to millions.
11. If something or someone is the inspiration for a particular book, work of art, or action, they are the source of the ideas in it or act as a model for it. India's myths and songs are the inspiration for her books.
12. If you suddenly have an inspiration, you suddenly think of an idea of what to do or say. Alison had an inspiration.
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