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divine inspiration

American  
[di-vahyn in-sper-ay-shuhn] / dɪˈvaɪn ˌɪn spərˈeɪ ʃən /

noun

  1. inspiration received from a godly source.

  2. inspiration regarded as authoritative, mysterious, or extremely apt, as if from God (used facetiously).


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The big screens at Tynecastle flashed with images of divine inspiration - well, Rudi Skacel, which amounts to the same thing around here.

From BBC May 4, 2026

The creator of Netflix’s hit rom-com recalls feeling like ‘a loser with a wonderful boyfriend’ before real life provided her with divine inspiration.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 3, 2025

“I’d like to say it was some sort of a divine inspiration that created the strip,” Davis told The Washington Post in 1982.

From New York Times Jun. 7, 2024

All those indelible, perfectly constructed themes, he believes, are the product less of divine inspiration than daily hard work.

From Seattle Times Jun. 23, 2022

A traditionalist, he refrained from meat, alcohol, and sweets, in order to purify his soul and receive divine inspiration.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

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