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inundate (TOO MUCH) verb [T] to give someone so much work or so many things that they cannot deal with them all: We have been inundated with requests for help. inundation

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inspire verb [T] 1 to make someone feel that they want to do something and can do it: His confident leadership inspired his followers. [+ to infinitive] After her trip to Venezuela, she felt inspired to learn Spanish.

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2 to make someone have a particular strong feeling or reaction: She inspires great loyalty among her followers. The captain's heroic effort inspired them with determination. 3 to give someone an idea for a book, film, product, etc: a piece of music inspired by dolphin sounds The design of the car has inspired many imitations. inspiration

Hide phonetics noun 1 [C or U] someone or something that gives you ideas for doing something: The golden autumn light provided the inspiration for the painting. He went to church, perhaps seeking divine inspiration. 2 [C] a sudden good idea: He had an inspiration - why not apply for some government money? 3 [S] an example which people admire: She has been an inspiration to us all. inspirational adjective making you feel hopeful or encouraged: He gave an inspirational reading of his own poems.

inspired adjective excellent, or resulting from inspiration: an inspired performance/choice an inspired suggestion/guess

inspiring adjective encouraging, or making you feel you want to do something: She was an inspiring example to her followers. (from Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)

divine：神聖的；神的；天主的；神性的；天賜的。

Divine Comedy：神曲：由天主教詩人但丁 Dante Alighieri 於1321年所寫，義大利原文稱為 La Divina Comedia。反映但丁對十三世紀教會神學和哲學的看法。暢談地獄、煉獄、天堂三部曲；為了紀念基督 33歲，每部共 33首詩歌，再加上序文，共計一百首。旨在讓世人經由天主的助佑和自己的修煉，能夠獲得天主的救援。神曲亦為中古世紀的文學名著。

Divine Law：神律。

蘇格拉底所說的「神的瘋狂」（divine madness），而且在四類「神的瘋狂」中居於最高的位置。因為「愛神」（Aphrodite）恰好是這一「瘋狂」的主宰。（見Plato’s “Phaedrus”）

Divine Office：時辰頌禱禮；日課；大日課經；本分經：聖職人員（及虔誠教友）每日（代表教會）所誦讀的經文，旨在聖化一天裡的每個時辰：「伯多祿和若望在祈禱的時辰，即第九時辰，上聖殿去」（宗三1）。又稱（詳見）Breviary。

Divine Praises：讚美經：一連串稱讚天主、基督、聖神、聖母、天使及聖人的簡短經文，通常用於聖體降福後。其詞為：讚美天主；讚美天主之聖名…等。此經文始於第十八世紀。

divine service：祭禮；禮儀；禮拜；宗教典禮。亦指天主教拜占庭禮（東方禮）的彌撒。

Divine Word Missionaries：聖言會：由德籍楊生神父（Arnold Janssen）於1875年所創立的國際性男性傳教修會；於1932年接管北平輔仁大學；來台後在嘉義創辦輔仁中學，並主持台灣輔仁大學理工、外語及民生三個學院。中國首任樞機田耕莘即為該會會士。原名 Society of The Divine Word。拉丁文稱作 Societas Verbi Divini，簡寫 S.V.D.。

divine worship：敬禮；禮拜。拉丁文稱作 cultus divini。詳見 worship。

divinity of Christ：耶穌的神性；耶穌的天主性（若三16；十四9）。

divinization：神化：分享天主的生命。