afflatus

Meaning

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

Synonyms

inspiration

brain wave

infusion

brainstorm

stimulus

vein

motivation

Translations

έμπνευση

best

Inspiration

ilham

veine

afflato

vena

ader

ingeving

💡

inspiración

talento

vena

الإلهام

vahiy

Pronounced as (IPA)

/əˈfleɪtəs/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin afflātus (“a breath, an act of breathing out or breathing upon; breeze, gust of air, vapour, wind; inspiration”), from afflāre (from afflō (“to blow, to breathe”), from ad- (“to, towards”) + flō (“to blow, to breathe”)) + -tus (suffix producing an action noun from a verb). The related Latin word adflātū was first used in the “inspiration” sense by the Roman orator and philosopher Cicero (106–43 B.C.E.) in De Natura Deorum (The Nature of the Gods, 44 B.C.E.), book II, section 167.