Divine+influence+or+afflatus
1afflatus — noun A sudden rush of creative impulse or inspiration, often attributed to divine influence. No man was ever great without a touch of divine afflatus (Nemo igitur vir magnus sine aliquo adflatu divino umquam fuit. De Natura Deorum II.167) …
2inspiration — n. 1. Inhalation, breathing in. 2. Afflatus, supernatural influence. 3. Divine influence or afflatus, theopneusty. 4. Inspired state or character, divine authority or authorization. 5. Elevation, inspiriting, elevating influence. 6. Exaltation,… …
3Gender roles in Christianity — Part of a series on Christianity and Gender Theology Female disciples of Jesus Gender roles in Christianity …
4inspiration — inspiration, afflatus, fury, frenzy, especially when qualified by divine or poetic, all designate the seemingly involuntary element in the arts of expression for which the artist often holds a power outside himself responsible. Inspiration may… …
5Genius (literature) — This article deals with the poetic and artistic usage of the term genius. For the psychometric usage, see genius. The concept of genius, in literary theory and literary history, derives from the later 18th century, when it began to be… …
6inspiration — Synonyms and related words: Apollo, Apollo Musagetes, Aqua Lung, Bragi, Calliope, Castilian Spring, Clio, Erato, Euterpe, Geist, Helicon, Hippocrene, Melpomene, Muse, Parnassus, Pierian Spring, Pierides, Polyhymnia, Terpsichore, Thalia, a priori… …
7Pythia — For other uses, see Pythia (disambiguation). Priestess of Delphi (1891) by John Collier; the Pythia was inspired by pneuma rising from below The Pythia (Greek: Πυθία; IPA pɪθiːɑː), commonly known as the Oracle of Delphi, was the priestess at the… …
8Irish Literature — • It is uncertain at what period and in what manner the Irish discovered the use of letters. It may have been through direct commerce with Gaul, but it is more probable, as McNeill has shown in his study of Irish oghams, that it was from the… …
9animation — Synonyms and related words: activity, actuation, afflatus, aggravation, agitation, alacrity, animal spirits, animate existence, animating spirit, animus, anxiety, anxiousness, appetite, ardency, ardor, arousal, arousing, avidity, avidness, being… …
10Monomyth — For other uses, see The Hero s Journey (disambiguation). Joseph Campbell s term monomyth, also referred to as the hero s journey, is a basic pattern that its proponents argue is found in many narratives from around the world. This widely… …
