inspiration (noun)
1: arousal of the mind to special unusual activity or creativity
2: 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" [syn: brainchild]
3: a sudden intuition as part of solving a problem
4: (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" [syn: divine guidance]
5: arousing to a particular emotion or action [syn: stirring]
6: the act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing [syn: inhalation, aspiration, [[breathing in]]]