About The Word Afflatus
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Afflatus
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What's The Definition Of Afflatus?
[n] a strong creative impulse; divine inspiration; "divine afflatus"
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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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