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afflatus

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1. n. A breath or blast of wind. Source: opted
2. n. A divine impartation of knowledge; supernatural impulse; inspiration. Source: opted
3. n. a strong creative impulse; divine inspiration Source: wordnet
4. 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. Source: webster
5. n. a strong creative impulse; divine inspiration Source: ecdict

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divine impulse inspiration blast breath creative his impartation knowledge strong supernatural wind against genius like poet prophet spence writing

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