the divine afflation

1) General subject: afflatus

2) Religion: the divine afflation, the divine afflatus

afflātus ( adf-), a, um, Part., of afflo.

afflātus ( adf-), ūs, m. [afflo].

A blowing or breathing on, a breeze, blast, breath, etc., as of the wind, men, or animals:

afflatusex terrā mentem ita movens ut, etc.,

Cic. Div. 2, 57, 117:

adflatu nocent,

by the effluvia, Ov. M. 7, 551:

ambusti adflatu vaporis,

Liv. 28, 23:

ignes caelestes adussisse levi adflatu vestimenta,

id. 39, 22:

Favonii,

Plin. 6, 17, 21, § 57:

noxius,

id. 4, 12, 26 al. —Of animals:

frondes adflatibus (apri) ardent,

by his breath, Ov. M. 8, 289:

serpentis,

Stat. Th. 5, 527:

polypus adflatu terribili canes agebat,

Plin. 9, 30, 48, § 92.—And of the aspiration in speech: Boeotii sine adflatu vocant collīs Tebas, i. e. without the h, Varr. R. R. 3, 1, 6.—

Esp., a flash or glow of light (cf. afflo, I.):

juncturae leni adflatu simulacra refovent,

Plin. 36, 15, 22, § 98.—

Fig., afflation of the divine spirit, inspiration:

nemo vir magnus sine aliquo adflatu divino umquam fuit,

Cic. N. D. 2, 66:

sine inflammatione animorum et sine quodam adflatu quasi furoris,

id. de Or. 2, 46.

afflātus ( adf-), a, um, Part., of afflo.

afflātus ( adf-), ūs, m. [afflo].

A blowing or breathing on, a breeze, blast, breath, etc., as of the wind, men, or animals:

afflatusex terrā mentem ita movens ut, etc.,

Cic. Div. 2, 57, 117:

adflatu nocent,

by the effluvia, Ov. M. 7, 551:

ambusti adflatu vaporis,

Liv. 28, 23:

ignes caelestes adussisse levi adflatu vestimenta,

id. 39, 22:

Favonii,

Plin. 6, 17, 21, § 57:

noxius,

id. 4, 12, 26 al. —Of animals:

frondes adflatibus (apri) ardent,

by his breath, Ov. M. 8, 289:

serpentis,

Stat. Th. 5, 527:

polypus adflatu terribili canes agebat,

Plin. 9, 30, 48, § 92.—And of the aspiration in speech: Boeotii sine adflatu vocant collīs Tebas, i. e. without the h, Varr. R. R. 3, 1, 6.—

Esp., a flash or glow of light (cf. afflo, I.):

juncturae leni adflatu simulacra refovent,

Plin. 36, 15, 22, § 98.—

Fig., afflation of the divine spirit, inspiration:

nemo vir magnus sine aliquo adflatu divino umquam fuit,

Cic. N. D. 2, 66:

sine inflammatione animorum et sine quodam adflatu quasi furoris,

id. de Or. 2, 46.