afflatus
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Noun
afflatuses, plural;
/əˈflātəs/,
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afflatuses, plural;
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A divine creative impulse or inspiration
Web Definitions:
- a strong creative impulse; divine inspiration; "divine afflatus"
- Afflatus is a Latin term derived from Cicero (in De Natura Deorum (The Nature of the Gods)) that has been translated as "inspiration." Cicero's usage was a literalizing of "inspiration," which had already become figurative. ...
- n. - divine breath; inspiration. afflation, n. act of breathing upon; inspiration.