Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for AS-PI-RA'TION
AS-PI-RA'TION, n.
- The pronunciation of a letter with a full emission of breath. – Holder.
- A breathing after; an ardent wish or desire, chiefly of spiritual blessings. – Watts.
- The act of aspiring or of ardently desiring what is noble or spiritual.
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