inflatus

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He described himself as a victim of "the inflatus of oratory" and a "veritable peripatetic bifurcated volcano."

From Time Magazine Archive

What god, with his caressing inflatus, hath tossed back thy dishevelled curls?

From A Reckless Character And Other Stories by Hapgood, Isabel Florence

The great sun, burning with light, the strong earth,—dear earth,—the warm sky, the pure air, the thought of ocean, the inexpressible beauty of all filled me with a rapture, an ecstasy, an inflatus.

From Talks To Teachers On Psychology; And To Students On Some Of Life's Ideals by James, William

The other occurrence is that of S. inflatus in the state of Tamaulipas.

From Two New Moles (Genus Scalopus) from Mexico and Texas by Baker, Rollin H. (Rollin Harold)

The great sun burning with light; the strong earth, dear earth; the warm sky; the pure air; the thought of ocean; the inexpressible beauty of all filled me with a rapture, an ecstasy, an inflatus.

From Nature Mysticism by Mercer, John Edward