afflation
(əˈfleɪʃən)
[f. afflāt- ppl. stem of afflā-re, as if ad. L. *afflātiōn-em: see afflate v. and -ion1.]
A blowing or breathing upon; inspiration.
| 1662 H. More Enthus. Triumph. (1712) 56 A sort of wild and sordid Fanaticism, such as must proceed from an afflation of an unclean complexion or habit of body. 1673 Ladies Calling i. §1. 32 This [piety]..is an afflation of the blessed Spirit. 1814 Cary Dante's Parad. iv. 36 Diversly Partaking of sweet life, as more or less Afflation of eternal bliss pervades them. |