Inspiration vs. Hope

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.

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 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

Inspirationnoun

(theology) a special influence of a divinity on the minds of human beings;

Inspirationnoun

arousing to a particular emotion or action

Inspirationnoun

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

Hopenoun

The belief or expectation that something wished for can or will happen.

Hopenoun

(countable) The actual thing wished for.

Hopenoun

(countable) A person or thing that is a source of hope.

Hopenoun

The virtuous desire for future good.

Hopenoun

A hollow; a valley, especially the upper end of a narrow mountain valley when it is nearly encircled by smooth, green slopes; a comb.

Hopenoun

A sloping plain between mountain ridges.

Hopenoun

(Scotland) A small bay; an inlet; a haven.

Hopeverb

To want something to happen, with a sense of expectation that it might.

Hopeverb

To be optimistic; be full of hope; have hopes.

Hopeverb

(intransitive) To place confidence; to trust with confident expectation of good; usually followed by in.

Hopeverb

To wish.

Hopenoun

A sloping plain between mountain ridges.

Hopenoun

A small bay; an inlet; a haven.

Hopenoun

A desire of some good, accompanied with an expectation of obtaining it, or a belief that it is obtainable; an expectation of something which is thought to be desirable; confidence; pleasing expectancy.

Hopenoun

One who, or that which, gives hope, furnishes ground of expectation, or promises desired good.

Hopenoun

That which is hoped for; an object of hope.

Hopeverb

To entertain or indulge hope; to cherish a desire of good, or of something welcome, with expectation of obtaining it or belief that it is obtainable; to expect; - usually followed by for.

Hopeverb

To place confidence; to trust with confident expectation of good; - usually followed by in.

Hopeverb

To desire with expectation or with belief in the possibility or prospect of obtaining; to look forward to as a thing desirable, with the expectation of obtaining it; to cherish hopes of.

Hopeverb

To expect; to fear.

Hopenoun

a specific instance of feeling hopeful;

Hopenoun

the general feeling that some desire will be fulfilled;

Hopenoun

grounds for feeling hopeful about the future;

Hopenoun

someone (or something) on which expectations are centered;

Hopenoun

United States comedian (born in England) who appeared in films with Bing Crosby (born in 1903)

Hopenoun

one of the three Christian virtues

Hopeverb

expect and wish;

Hopeverb

be optimistic; be full of hope; have hopes;

Hopeverb

intend with some possibility of fulfilment;

Hope

Hope is an optimistic state of mind that is based on an expectation of positive outcomes with respect to events and circumstances in one's life or the world at large. As a verb, its definitions include: and Among its opposites are dejection, hopelessness, and despair.