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[Latin, “act of breathing on”] A divine impartation of knowledge or power; the miraculous communication of supernatural knowledge; the imparting of an overmastering impulse, poetic or otherwise; inspiration. | [Latin, “act of breathing on,” from ''afflatus'', past participle of ''afflare'', “to blow on”] A divine impartation of knowledge or power; the miraculous communication of supernatural knowledge; the imparting of an overmastering impulse, poetic or otherwise; inspiration. | ||
== See also == | |||
[[Holy Spirit]] | |||
== Sources == | |||
{{POWref|31|67}} | |||
Latest revision as of 04:28, 5 August 2020
[Latin, “act of breathing on,” from afflatus, past participle of afflare, “to blow on”] A divine impartation of knowledge or power; the miraculous communication of supernatural knowledge; the imparting of an overmastering impulse, poetic or otherwise; inspiration.
See also
Sources
Pearls of Wisdom, vol. 31, no. 67.