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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

INSPI'RED, pp. Breathed in; inhaled; infused.
1. Informed or directed by the Holy Spirit.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: being of such surpassing excellence as to suggest inspiration by the gods; "her pies were simply divine"; "the divine Shakespeare"; "an elysian meal"; "an inspired performance" [syn: divine, elysian, inspired]

Merriam Webster's

adjective Date: 15th century outstanding or brilliant in a way or to a degree suggestive of divine inspiration <gave an inspired performance>

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Inspire In*spire", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Inspired; p. pr. & vb. n. Inspiring.] 1. To draw in breath; to inhale air into the lungs; -- opposed to expire. 2. To breathe; to blow gently. [Obs.] And when the wind amongst them did inspire, They wav[`e]d like a penon wide dispread. --Spenser.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Inspired In*spired", a. 1. Breathed in; inhaled. 2. Moved or animated by, or as by, a supernatural influence; affected by divine inspiration; as, the inspired prophets; the inspired writers. 3. Communicated or given as by supernatural or divine inspiration; having divine authority; hence, sacred, holy; -- opposed to uninspired, profane, or secular; as, the inspired writings, that is, the Scriptures.

Moby Thesaurus

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