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Definition of: afflatus
(ə·flā′təs) noun
1. The communication of supernatural knowledge, as in a state of exaltation: the divine afflatus.
2. Any creative inspiration or impulse. [<L, a breathing upon < afflare blow on < ad- to + flare blow].
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