💡afflatus

noun
/əˈfleɪtəs/

Meaning

a sudden divine inspiration or creative impulse

Example Sentences

The poet wrote the verses under a sudden afflatus of inspiration.

Synonyms

inspiration, impulse, vision, revelation, enlightenment

Antonyms

block, stagnation, dullness

Collocations

divine afflatus, sudden afflatus, poetic afflatus

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