afflatus

af·fla·tus  (-flts)

n.

A strong creative impulse, especially as a result of divine inspiration.

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[Latin affltus, from past participle of afflre, to breathe on : ad-, ad- + flre, to blow; see bhl- in Indo-European roots.]

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afflatus [əˈfleɪtəs]

n

an impulse of creative power or inspiration, esp in poetry, considered to be of divine origin (esp in the phrase divine afflatus)

[Latin, from afflātus, from afflāre to breathe or blow on, from flāre to blow]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

afflatus - a strong creative impulse; divine inspiration; "divine afflatus" inspiration - arousal of the mind to special unusual activity or creativity

Translations

afflatus

n → Inspiration f