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- Dictionaryaf·fla·tus/əˈflādəs/
noun
- 1. a divine creative impulse or inspiration. formal
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Islamic and Sufi concept
Afflatus is a Latin term used by Cicero in, ("The Nature of the Gods") and has been translated as "inspiration". Cicero's usage was a literalising of "inspiration", which had already become figurative. As "inspiration" had come to mean simply the gathering of a new idea, Cicero reiterated the idea of a rush of unexpected breath, a powerful force that would render the poet helpless and unaware of i... Wikipedia