afflatus
noun/əˈfleɪtəs/UK/əˈfleɪtəs/US
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Latin afflātus (“breath, blowing or breathing on, spiritual inspiration”), from afflō (“to blow, breathe on or towards”) + -tus (forming action nouns), from ad- (“to, towards”) + flō (“breathe, blow”). See also af-.
Definitions
A sudden rush of creative impulse or inspiration, often attributed to divine influence.
- divine afflatus
- […] Men acted by seducing spirits: for πνεύματα doth often signify the impulses or afflatuses of good or evil spirits; […] You are zealous, πνευματων, of spiritual gifts, or afflatuses, and so throughout the chapter; […]
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA