divine inspiration

noun

: inspiration that comes from God

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Feely credited divine inspiration and the 2024 assassination attempt on President Donald Trump as the key motivators for entering politics. Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 21 Aug. 2025 When one is whirling, there is purifying of the heart, and a vortex is being created that allows the possibility for divine inspiration of healing and renewal to enter and spread. Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025 Still, that doesn’t mean simply sitting in their rooms and praying for divine inspiration on how to vote. Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 2 May 2025 Read the full Cancer Daily Horoscope Leo (July 23 - August 22) Lit up by divine inspiration? Usa Today, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2025 The movement by Gaudí’s community and supporters to push him toward sainthood goes back decades, with many believing that divine inspiration motivated his architecture. Lillian Ali, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Apr. 2025 No wonder the legend of divine inspiration persists. Merve Emre, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024 Contemporary theories of creativity do not often mention divine inspiration. Alison Habens, JSTOR Daily, 31 Oct. 2024 Few could work faster; that Handel wrote the Messiah in 24 days has long stirred talk of divine inspiration, though in fact he was known to turn out a three-hour opera in three weeks. Jan Swafford, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2024

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