inflatus

Inflatus

In*fla"tus\, n. [L. See Inflate, v. t.] A blowing or breathing into; inflation; inspiration.

The divine breath that blows the nostrils out To ineffable inflatus. --Mrs. Browning.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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