afflatus Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a strong creative impulse; divine inspiration
    • divine afflatus

WordNet

Af*fla"tus noun
Etymology
L., fr. afflare. See Afflation.
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913