Afflatus

created by Webster 1913
(definition) by Webster 1913 (print) 1 C! Tue Dec 21 1999 at 21:40:41

Af*fla"tus (#), n. [L., fr. afflare. See Afflation.]

1.

A breath or blast of wind.

2.

A divine impartation of knowledge; supernatural impulse; inspiration.

A poet writing against his genius will be like a prophet without his afflatus. Spence.

 

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