Definition of: inspiration

(in′spə·rā′shən) noun
1. The infusion or imparting of an idea, an emotion, or a mental or spiritual influence.
2. That which is so infused or imparted.
3. An actuating or exalting influence; a stimulus to creativity in thought or action.
4. State of being inspired.
5. Divine or supernatural influence considered as exerted upon men so that their writings have divine authority; attributed by the Society of Friends to the direct teaching of the mind of man by the Holy Spirit.
6. A person or thing that inspires.
7. The act of drawing air into the lungs, inbreathing, or inspiring; inhalation: opposite of expiration. See synonyms under ENTHUSIASM. [<OF <LL inspiratio, -onis]