inspiration

Etymology
From, from , from (nominative: ), from  (past participle of ). Morphologically. Displaced native.

Noun

 * 1)  The drawing of air into the lungs, accomplished in mammals by elevation of the chest walls and flattening of the diaphragm, as part of the act of respiration.
 * 2)  A breath, a single inhalation.
 * 3) 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 people to receive and communicate divine truth; also, the truth communicated.
 * 4) * 1688,, The History of the Variations of the Protestant Churches Vol.2 (1829 translation), p. 355:
 * The question, therefore, at issue is, not whether those external means be sufficient without grace and divine inspiration, for none pretends that": but, in order to hinder men from feigning or imagining an inspiration, whether it has not been God's economy, and his usual conduct to make his inspiration walk hand in hand with certain means of fact, which men can neither feign in the air without being convicted of falsehood, nor imagine without illusion.
 * 1) The act of an elevating or stimulating influence upon the intellect, emotions or creativity.
 * Usage notes: In this sense, it may be followed by the adposition to in relation to the person being influenced, and for or to in relation to the idea or activity:
 * 1) A person, object, or situation which quickens or stimulates an influence upon the intellect, emotions or creativity.
 * 2) A new idea, especially one which arises suddenly and is clever or creative.
 * The question, therefore, at issue is, not whether those external means be sufficient without grace and divine inspiration, for none pretends that": but, in order to hinder men from feigning or imagining an inspiration, whether it has not been God's economy, and his usual conduct to make his inspiration walk hand in hand with certain means of fact, which men can neither feign in the air without being convicted of falsehood, nor imagine without illusion.
 * 1) The act of an elevating or stimulating influence upon the intellect, emotions or creativity.
 * Usage notes: In this sense, it may be followed by the adposition to in relation to the person being influenced, and for or to in relation to the idea or activity:
 * 1) A person, object, or situation which quickens or stimulates an influence upon the intellect, emotions or creativity.
 * 2) A new idea, especially one which arises suddenly and is clever or creative.
 * 1) A person, object, or situation which quickens or stimulates an influence upon the intellect, emotions or creativity.
 * 2) A new idea, especially one which arises suddenly and is clever or creative.
 * 1) A person, object, or situation which quickens or stimulates an influence upon the intellect, emotions or creativity.
 * 2) A new idea, especially one which arises suddenly and is clever or creative.
 * 1) A person, object, or situation which quickens or stimulates an influence upon the intellect, emotions or creativity.
 * 2) A new idea, especially one which arises suddenly and is clever or creative.
 * 1) A new idea, especially one which arises suddenly and is clever or creative.
 * 1) A new idea, especially one which arises suddenly and is clever or creative.
 * 1) A new idea, especially one which arises suddenly and is clever or creative.
 * 1) A new idea, especially one which arises suddenly and is clever or creative.

Translations

 * Armenian:
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 * Catalan:
 * Czech:
 * Dutch: ,
 * Finnish:
 * Galician:
 * German:, , Einschnaufen
 * Greek:
 * Hebrew: שְׁאִיפָה
 * Hungarian: ,
 * Indonesian:
 * Italian: ,
 * Korean: ,
 * Latvian: ieelpa, ieelpošana, inspirācija
 * Macedonian: вдишу́вање
 * Malay: inspirasi
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian: ,
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Spanish:


 * Dutch: ,
 * Hungarian:, , , ,
 * Italian:
 * Korean:
 * Latvian: ieelpa
 * Macedonian: здив, вдишу́вање
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Tagalog: suludhingahan


 * Arabic:, وَحْي
 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan:
 * Dutch: ,
 * German:
 * Gothic: 𐌰𐌷𐌼𐌰𐍄𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: ἐπίπνοια
 * Hungarian:
 * Indonesian: ,
 * Italian:, ,
 * Kazakh: шабыт
 * Korean:
 * Latvian: iedvesma, inspirācija
 * Macedonian: вдахнове́ние
 * Old English: onbryrdnes
 * Old Norse: óðr
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:
 * Serbo-Croatian: Bogonadahnutost
 * Spanish:
 * Tagalog: sigya


 * Arabic:
 * Armenian:
 * Belarusian: натхне́нне
 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Czech:
 * Danish: inspiration
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:
 * Georgian: შთაგონება, ინსპირაცია
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Hebrew: הַשְׁרָאָה
 * Hungarian:, lelkesítés, , , ,
 * Icelandic:
 * Indonesian: ,
 * Italian:, ,
 * Japanese: ,
 * Korean:, , ,
 * Latvian: iedvesma, inspirācija
 * Macedonian: вдахнове́ние
 * Malay: ilham
 * Maori: whakaohoohonga, whakahihikotanga
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: inspirasjon
 * Nynorsk: inspirasjon
 * Old English: onbryrdnes
 * Old Norse: óðr
 * Polish: ,
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:
 * Serbo-Croatian: nadahnuće, zadahnuće, udahnuće
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Tagalog: sigya, sigliwa
 * Ukrainian: натхне́ння

Etymology
, borrowed from (nominative: ), from  (past participle of ).

Noun

 * 1)  instance of breathing in
 * 2)  divine intervention
 * 3)  something which brings about creativity or perseverance

Etymology
Borrowed from (nominative: ), from  (past participle of ).

Noun

 * 1)  act of breathing in
 * 2)  something which inspires

Noun

 * 1)  (influence)
 * 2)  (breathing in)