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afflatus.

A sudden rush of creative impulse or inspiration, often attributed to divine influence.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/əˈfleɪtəs/Received-Pronunciation/əˈfleɪtəs/General-American/-ɾəs/General-American
  1. A sudden rush of creative impulse or inspiration, often attributed to divine influence.

    divine afflatus
Where this word comes from

Unadapted borrowing from Latin afflātus (“breath, blowing or breathing on, spiritual inspiration”), from afflō (“to blow, breathe on or towards”) + -tus (forming action nouns), from ad- (“to, towards”) + flō (“breathe, blow”). See also af-.

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