INSPIRATION...Painters

inspiration |ˌinspəˈrā sh ən|

noun

1 the process of being mentally stimulated to do or feel something, esp. to do something creative : Helenhad one of her flashes of inspiration | the history of fashion has provided designers with invaluable inspiration.

• the quality of having been so stimulated, esp. when evident in something : a rare moment of inspiration in an otherwise dull display.• a person or thing that stimulates in this way : he is an inspiration to everyone.• a sudden brilliant, creative, or timely idea : then I had an inspiration.• the divine influence believed to have led to the writing of the Bible.
2 the drawing in of breath; inhalation.• an act of breathing in; an inhalation.ORIGIN Middle English (in the sense [divine guidance] ): via Old French from late Latin inspiratio(n-), from the verb inspirare 

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