Definition

1. Noun:
   • A strong creative impulse; divine inspiration: A sudden rush of creative power or inspiration, often described as coming from a divine or external source.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • The poet described the sudden afflatus that led to his most famous work.
  • She felt a divine afflatus, compelling her to paint through the night.

Advanced Usage

• "divine afflatus": A specific phrase emphasizing inspiration believed to come from a god or a divine source.
  • The ancient prophets were thought to speak under a divine afflatus.

Variants and Related Words

• Inspiration (n): The process of being mentally stimulated to do or feel something creative.
• Muse (n): A source of artistic inspiration.

Synonyms

• Inspiration: The stimulation of the mind or emotions to a high level of feeling or activity.
• Revelation: A surprising and previously unknown fact, often one that is divinely revealed.
• Epiphany: A moment of sudden and great revelation or realization.

Idioms and Phrases

• Struck by an afflatus: To be suddenly and powerfully inspired.
  • The composer, struck by an afflatus, wrote the symphony in a single week.

Noun

1. a strong creative impulse; divine inspiration
   • divine afflatus