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afflatus

/əˈfleɪtəs/

Translations

afflatusnoun

afflatuses

/əˈfleɪtəs/

The artist claimed that his latest painting was created under a sudden afflatus.

Художник утверждал, что его последняя картина была создана под внезапным вдохновением.

Synonyms

creative impulse

divine influence

spiritual inspiration

afflatusnoun

A divine creative impulse or inspiration.

The artist claimed that his latest masterpiece was the result of an afflatus that struck him in the middle of the night.

(Archaic) A breath or breeze; the act of blowing or breathing upon.

A gentle afflatus stirred the curtains in the quiet room.