inspiration vs substance

inspiration

noun
  • The act of an elevating or stimulating influence upon the intellect, emotions or creativity. 

  • A new idea, especially one which arises suddenly and is clever or creative. 

  • A person, object, or situation which quickens or stimulates an influence upon the intellect, emotions or creativity. 

  • The drawing of air into the lungs, accomplished in mammals by elevation of the chest walls and flattening of the diaphragm, as part of the act of respiration. 

  • A supernatural divine influence on the prophets, apostles, or sacred writers, by which they were qualified to communicate moral or religious truth with authority; a supernatural influence which qualifies people to receive and communicate divine truth; also, the truth communicated. 

  • A breath, a single inhalation. 

substance

noun
  • The essential part of anything; the most vital part. 

  • Physical matter; material. 

  • Material possessions; estate; property; resources. 

  • Hypostasis. 

  • Drugs (illegal narcotics) 

  • Substantiality; solidity; firmness. 

  • A form of matter that has constant chemical composition and characteristic properties. 

verb
  • To give substance to; to make real or substantial. 

How often have the words inspiration and substance occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )