afflation noun4 •A blowing or breathing on.Stirred by the winds of some unseen afflation, he becomes restless . — 1908 •Spiritual inspiration.but on the other side, the frequent testimonies of the Spirit's revealing by way of prophetic afflation, who should be set appart for the offices of the church, are evidences that it was so here. — 1845 •Enthusiasm; strength of feeling; emotionality. •A pneumotoxic infection.Regarding the afflation of pharyngeal lymphoids, simple as all agree that this is in skilled hands, opinions differ widely as to the best technique. — 1906 formsafflations
