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Meaning of 'inspired' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Inspired [ a.]
- Breathed in; inhaled.
- Moved or animated by, or as by, a supernatural influence; affected by divine inspiration; as, the inspired prophets; the inspired writers.
- 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.
2 . Inspired [ imp. & p. p.]
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Meaning of 'inspired' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . inspired [ s]
Meaning (1):
- being of such surpassing excellence as to suggest inspiration by the gods
Example in sentence:
  • an elysian meal;
  • an inspired performance;
  • her pies were simply divine;
  • the divine Shakespeare