afflatus
af·fla·tus
afflatus · afflatuses
A sudden rush of creative impulse or inspiration, often attributed to divine influenceA sudden rush of creative impulse or inspiration, often attributed to divine influence.
/əˈfleɪtəs/
Meaning
1 sensesA sudden rush of creative impulse or inspiration, often attributed to divine influence.
divine afflatus
a strong creative impulse; divine inspiration
Translations
3 languagesOrigin
Unadapted borrowing from Latin afflātus (“breath, blowing or breathing on, spiritual inspiUnadapted 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-.
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Forms
plural: afflatuses| Singular | afflatus |
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