Emanation
[emə'neɪʃ(ə)n] or [,ɛmə'neʃən]
Definition
(noun.) (theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost; 'the emanation of the Holy Spirit'; 'the rising of the Holy Ghost'; 'the doctrine of the procession of the Holy Spirit from the Father and the Son'.
(noun.) something that is emitted or radiated (as a gas or an odor or a light, etc.).
Edited by Barbie--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The act of flowing or proceeding from a fountain head or origin.
(n.) That which issues, flows, or proceeds from any object as a source; efflux; an effluence; as, perfume is an emanation from a flower.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Flowing out.[2]. Efflux, effluence, issue.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
[See EMANATE]
Checker: Virgil
Examples
- Each series contains an emanation, or gas, which through the loss of α particles is transformed into the next following member of the series. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- The element yields spontaneously radium emanation without any apparent diminution of its own mass. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- The fragrance of the late blossoms seemed an emanation of the tranquil scene, a landscape tutored to the last degree of rural elegance. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
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