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1. afflātus (adf-), a, um, Part., of afflo.
2. afflātus (adf-), ūs, m. [afflo].
- I. 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.
- B. Esp., a flash or glow of light (cf. afflo, I.): juncturae leni adflatu simulacra refovent, Plin. 36, 15, 22, § 98.
- II. 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.