单词 | afflate |
释义 | † afflaten. Obsolete. rare. = afflatus n. 1. ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > spirituality > inspiration or revelation > [noun] > by Holy Ghost embreathing1548 afflate1677 embreathement1854 1677 T. Gale Court of Gentiles: Pt. III iii. 58 The afflate of the Holy Spirit. 1767 Ess. Relig. & Morality xvii. 62 Ev'n Pagan wise man said, No one was great Without divine impulse, he names't afflate. 1863 J. S. Wright tr. H. Grotius in Citizenship Sovereignty 8 Of the authority of such books as holy men, by the afflate of God's Spirit, have written or approved, we often make use. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2021). afflatev. Now rare. transitive. To inflate or fill (chiefly figurative); to blow or breathe on; (also) to inspire by divine or spiritual means. Also intransitive.In quots. ?a1475, 1534 as past participle. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > gas > air > moving air > set (air) in motion [verb (transitive)] > blow on or into ablastOE inspirec1405 huffle1582 afflate1599 van1628 ?a1475 (?a1425) tr. R. Higden Polychron. (Harl. 2261) (1871) III. 463 (MED) Afflate and replete with pride. 1534 tr. Erasmus Dyaloge Funus sig. Cviiv At whiche tyme yu woldest haue sayde the man had ben clerly transfigured and afflate wt a new spirite. 1599 A. M. tr. O. Gaebelkhover Bk. Physicke 54/1 Afflate, or blowe this poulder in their Eyes [Ger. blaß das Puluer in die Augen], and it will helpe. 1759 J. Yeomans Abecedarian 45 H is unquestionably nothing but the breath; then of course that breath is first afflated, and the w or oo next is stopt. 1831 J. Burton Treat. Importance Classical Learning iii. 57 It is..an ether that afflates the mind with the flame of a delirious delight. 1912 E. S. Field Wild Honey in Smart Set July 62/1 Has the divine afflatus been afflating properly? 1952 E. Waugh Men at Arms ix. 145 Regimental pride had taken them unawares and quite afflated them. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1677v.?a1475 |
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