suspiration

== English == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin suspīrātiō, suspīrātiōnem (“sighing”). === Noun === suspiration (plural suspirations) The act of breathing, not necessarily for a sustained period (compare respiration, which is sustained). 1662, Henry More, An Antidote Against Atheism, Book II, A Collection of Several Philosophical Writings of Dr. Henry More, p. 80: and the assistance of the inward Intercostal Muscles in deep Suspirations, when we take more large gulps of Aire to cool our heart overcharged with Love or Sorrow […] ==== Related terms ==== suspire