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Webster 1913 Edition

Afflation

Af-fla′tion

,
Noun.
[L.
afflatus
, p. p. of
afflare
to blow or breathe on;
ad
+
flare
to blow.]
A blowing or breathing on; inspiration.

Webster 1828 Edition

Afflation

AFFLA'TION

,
Noun.
[L. affle, afflatum, of ad and flo; Eng. blow. See Blow.]
A blowing or breathing on.

Definition 2024

afflation

afflation

English

Noun

afflation ‎(plural afflations)

  1. A blowing or breathing on; inspiration.

Etymology

From Latin afflatus, past participle of afflare ‎(“to blow or breathe on”), from ad + flare ‎(“to blow”).

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