noun
- Arousal of the mind to special unusual activity or creativity.
- A product of your creative thinking and work.
- usage: "he had little respect for the inspirations of other artists"; "after years of work his brainchild was a tangible reality"
- synonyms: brainchild
- A sudden intuition as part of solving a problem.
- Theology) a special influence of a divinity on the minds of human beings. (
- usage: "they believe that the books of Scripture were written under divine guidance"
- synonyms: divine guidance
- Arousing to a particular emotion or action.
- synonyms: stirring
- The act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing.
- synonyms: inhalation, aspiration, intake, breathing in
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