Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

singspiration

/ˌsɪŋ.spəˈɹeɪ.ʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: singspi-ra-tion
IPA: /ˌsɪŋ.spəˈɹeɪ.ʃən/

16

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A worship service, or sometimes a part of a service or any other church activity, involving the singing of hymns.

Example Sentences

"Very early in the camp life a Young People's Church Committee was organized, and it in turn sponsored Friday night singspirations. Kenzo Yoshida was the chairman of the committee and Gladys Onoye was the pianist […]"
"Singspirations were group singing of gospel choruses: "Hallelu, hallelu, hallelu, hallelujah! Praise ye the Lord!""
"American youth collections, such as Youth Favorites, supplied the English songs for youth fellowship singspiration time of some churches."
"Another intern was Chris Conway from Converse, Indiana, who worked with the youth choir and helped with the younger children so they could sing special songs for singspirations."

Etymology

Blend of sing + inspiration.

Inflected Forms

singspirations (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce singspiration?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌsɪŋ.spəˈɹeɪ.ʃən/.
What does singspiration mean?: A worship service, or sometimes a part of a service or any other church activity, involving the singing of hymns.
Where does singspiration come from?: Blend of sing + inspiration.

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