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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Afflatus

· Af·fla·tus · IPA /əˈfleɪtəs/
01 n. A breath or blast of wind.
  1. 1.
    A breath or blast of wind.
  2. 2.
    A divine impartation of knowledge; supernatural impulse; inspiration.
    “A poet writing against his genius will be like a prophet without his afflatus.” — Spence.