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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A pretender to inspiration: so called humorously by Swift (“Tale of a Tub,” viii.), as deriving all things from wind (that is, the breath of inspiration).
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A pretender to inspiration or spiritual regeneration (from Latin Æolus, god of winds). J. Swift, 1704 – "The learned Æolists maintain the original cause of all things to be wind."
August 19, 2008