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afflatus
[ uh-fley-tuhs ]
/ əˈfleɪ təs /
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noun
inspiration; an impelling mental force acting from within.
divine communication of knowledge.
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Words nearby afflatus
affirmed, affix, affixation, affixture, afflated, afflatus, afflict, afflicted, afflicting, affliction, afflictive
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British Dictionary definitions for afflatus
afflatus
/ (əˈfleɪtəs) /
noun
an impulse of creative power or inspiration, esp in poetry, considered to be of divine origin (esp in the phrase divine afflatus)
Word Origin for afflatus
C17: Latin, from afflātus, from afflāre to breathe or blow on, from flāre to blow
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