inflammatio animi: instinctus or inflatus divinus: instinctus inflatusque divinus: instinctus afflatusque divinus: coelestis mentis instinctus: mentis incitatio et permotio divina: mentis incitatio et motus: inflammatio animi et afflatus quidam furoris (the inspiration of a god; the last in a higher degree). To see into futurity by inspiration, furentem futura prospicere: to foretell the future by inspiration, aliquo instinctu inflatuque futura praenunciare: to compose poetry under inspiration, coelesti quodam mentis instinctu carmina fundere: poetic inspiration, inflammatio animi et quidam afflatus quasi furoris (Cic., De Or., 2, 96, 194).