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Webster 1913 Edition

Inhiation

Inˊhi-a′tion

,
Noun.
[L.
inhiatio
, fr.
inhiare
to gape; pref.
in-
+
hiare
to gape.]
A gaping after; eager desire; craving.
[R.]
Bp. Hall.

Webster 1828 Edition

Inhiation

INHIA'TION

,
Noun.
[L. inhiatio.] A gaping after; eager desire. [Not used.]

Definition 2024

inhiation

inhiation

English

Noun

inhiation ‎(uncountable)

  1. A gaping after; eager desire; craving.
    • Bishop Joseph Hall
      Who was he […] that said, "Marriage was a loosing the reins to luxury, an inhiation after obscene lusts?"

Etymology

From Latin inhiatio, from inhiare ‎(“to gape”), from in- + hiare ‎(“to gape”).

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