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Definition of Afflatus

Afflatus
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.

Meaning of Afflatus from wikipedia

- Look up afflatus in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Afflatus is a Latin term used by Cicero in De Natura Deorum, ("The Nature of the Gods") and has been...
- intelligence is blind to. The musical model was satirized, along with the afflatus, and "fancy" models of inspiration, by Jonathan Swift in A Tale of a Tub...
- over 12 million in Texas and surrounding states. Afflatus was released on April 16, 2021. Afflatus is a cover album featuring songs by bands such as...
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- of inspiration and poetic ability from a belief in an external source (afflatus, or divine infection, and poetic phrenzy, or divine madness) and an internal...
- criticism Artistic inspiration "The Death of the Author" Divine inspiration Afflatus Genius (literature) Muses Fan labor Fan fiction Genre Genre studies Originality...
- magnificences of them;—all the absurdities, either of painting or piety, under afflatus of vile ambition. Roof puffed up and broken through, as it were, with breath...
- 12th century, cf. Bäumer-Biron, l. c., II, 54 sqq. The decree "Divino afflatu" (November 1, 1911) involves important changes in the old Roman Rite office...
- criticism Artistic inspiration "The Death of the Author" Divine inspiration Afflatus Genius (literature) Muses Fan labor Fan fiction Genre Genre studies Originality...
- unified soul to the gods and to intelligible Beauty, effecting divine union. Afflatus, Cicero's understanding of divine inspiration Artistic inspiration, sudden...