Inspirationnoun
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.
Inspirationnoun
(countable) A breath, a single inhalation.
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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.
Inspirationnoun
The act of an elevating or stimulating influence upon the intellect, emotions or creativity.
Inspirationnoun
A person, object, or situation which quickens or stimulates an influence upon the intellect, emotions or creativity.
Inspirationnoun
A new idea, especially one which arises suddenly and is clever or creative.
Inspirationnoun
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.
Inspirationnoun
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.
Inspirationnoun
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.
Inspirationnoun
arousal of the mind to special unusual activity or creativity
Inspirationnoun
a product of your creative thinking and work;
Inspirationnoun
a sudden intuition as part of solving a problem
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(theology) a special influence of a divinity on the minds of human beings;
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arousing to a particular emotion or action
Inspirationnoun
the act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing
Expirationnoun
The act of expiring.
Expirationnoun
The act or process of breathing out, or forcing air from the lungs through the nose or mouth
Expirationnoun
Emission of volatile matter; exhalation.
Expirationnoun
(euphemism) The last emission of breath; death.
Expirationnoun
A cessation, extinction, ending
Expirationnoun
That which is produced by breathing out, as a sound.
Expirationnoun
The act of expiring
Expirationnoun
The last emission of breath; death.
Expirationnoun
That which is expired; matter breathed forth; that which is produced by breathing out, as a sound.
Expirationnoun
A coming to a close; cessation; extinction; termination; end.
Expirationnoun
a coming to an end of a contract period;
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euphemistic expressions for death;
Expirationnoun
the act of expelling air from the lungs
Expirationnoun
the ending of the fixed period for which a contract is valid
Expirationnoun
the end of a period of time
Expirationnoun
the exhalation of breath from the lungs