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Afflatus
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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afflatus
"miraculous communication of supernatural knowledge," 1665, from L. afflatus "a breathing upon, blast," from pp. stem of afflare "to blow upon," from ad- "to" + flare "to blow" (see blow (v.1)).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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