INSPIRATIONAL IDEAS Series....

The Many Meanings of Inspiration

In`spi`ra´tion

• Noun 1. inspiration - arousal of the mind to special unusual activity or creativity
  
  idea, thought - the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about; "it was not a good idea"; "the thought never entered my mind"
  
  germ, seed, source - anything that provides inspiration for later work
  
  mother - a condition that is the inspiration for an activity or situation; "necessity is the mother of invention"
  
  
  
• 2. inspiration - 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"
  
  brainchild
  
  product, production - an artifact that has been created by someone or some process; "they improve their product every year"; "they export most of their agricultural production"
  
  
  
• 3. inspiration - a sudden intuition as part of solving a problem
  
  intuition - instinctive knowing (without the use of rational processes)
  
  problem solving - the thought processes involved in solving a problem
  
  
  
• 4. inspiration - (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"
  
  divine guidance
  
  cognitive factor - something immaterial (as a circumstance or influence) that contributes to producing a result
  
  theology, divinity - the rational and systematic study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truth
  
  
  
• 5. inspiration - arousing to a particular emotion or action
  
  stirring
  
  arousal, rousing - the act of arousing; "the purpose of art is the arousal of emotions"
  
  
  
• 6. inspiration - the act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing
  
  breathing in, inhalation, aspiration
  
  breathing, external respiration, respiration, ventilation - the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
  
  breath - the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing; "he took a deep breath and dived into the pool"; "he was fighting to his last breath"
  
  gasp, pant - a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open; "she gave a gasp and fainted"
  
  drag, pull, puff - a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke); "he took a puff on his pipe"; "he took a drag on his cigarette and expelled the smoke slowly"

In`spi`ra´tion`al

Adj. 1. inspirational - imparting a divine influence on the mind and soul

sacred - concerned with religion or religious purposes; "sacred texts"; "sacred rites"; "sacred music"