Meanings
nouninterspiration (plural interspirations)
plural interspirations
- obsoletespiritual inspiration at separate times, or at intervals
By this means it comes to pass, that these small interspirations set an edge upon our reassumed speculations […]
1651, Jos[eph] Hall, Susurrium cum Deo. Soliloquies: Or, Holy Self-conferences of the Devout Soul, […], 2nd edition, London: […] Will[iam] Hunt, and are to be sold by George Lathum junior, […], →OCLC
Origin
- Latininterspiratio
- Englishinterspiration
From Latin interspiratio. See inter- and spirit.
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APA
interspiration. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interspiration
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“interspiration.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interspiration. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “interspiration,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interspiration.
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