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Synonyms for afflatus

Grammar : Noun
Spell : uh-fley-tuh s
Phonetic Transcription : əˈfleɪ təs

Top 10 synonyms for afflatus
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Définition of afflatus

Origin :
  • "miraculous communication of supernatural knowledge," 1660s, from Latin afflatus "a breathing upon, blast," from past participle of afflare "to blow upon," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + flare "to blow" (see blow (v.1)).
  • As in inspiration : noun idea, stimulus
Example sentences :
  • There was evidently an afflatus on the men, and they wrote and acted as they were moved.
  • Extract from : « History of American Socialisms » by John Humphrey Noyes
  • Metre and rhyme, I grant you—long and short—but show me the afflatus!
  • Extract from : « Miriam Monfort » by Catherine A. Warfield
  • Then with an afflatus, words flow, whispered by my muse, into lines and stanzas.
  • Extract from : « Dreaming of Dreaming » by Peter E. Williams
  • At this point, inspired by the afflatus of a deep and true affection, Philip waxed eloquent.
  • Extract from : « Nestleton Magna » by J. Jackson Wray
  • When once she abandoned herself to the afflatus of the dance delirium, she did with her beholders what she would.
  • Extract from : « Under Two Flags » by Ouida [Louise de la Ramee]
  • The Dial was the original organ of this afflatus, and contains many articles that are edifying to Christians of good digestion.
  • Extract from : « History of American Socialisms » by John Humphrey Noyes
  • After his deposal and death there was a long interregnum; but the afflatus was only distributed, not extinguished.
  • Extract from : « History of American Socialisms » by John Humphrey Noyes
  • Finally the afflatus concentrated on Brigham Young as its second medium, and he has organized Mormonism.
  • Extract from : « History of American Socialisms » by John Humphrey Noyes
  • The afflatus of liberty sat upon the people as cloven tongues.
  • Extract from : « History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880. Vol 1 » by George W. Williams
  • If he gets the afflatus, he acts in the usual way, yelling and screaming out the answers sought.
  • Extract from : « Castes and Tribes of Southern India » by Edgar Thurston

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