emanation

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11
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14
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9
Pronunciation
/ˌɛməˈneɪʃən/

Definition of emanation

4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)The act of flowing or proceeding (of something, quality, or feeling) from a source or origin.
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noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)The act of flowing or proceeding (of something, quality, or feeling) from a source or origin.
  2. (countable, uncountable)That which issues, flows, or proceeds from any object as a source; efflux; an effluence.
    “Perfume is an emanation from a flower.”
    “Her love for Francis Evelyn was an emanation of that romance which is in the heart of every girl; her preference was as much circumstance as choice, and strengthened by no comparison.”
    “Hence, not only men, but all animals, and even vegetables, were supposed to be impregnated with some particle of the divine nature which was infused into them, and from which their various qualities and dispositions, as well as their powers of propagation, were thought to be derived. These appeared to be so many emanations of the divine attributes, operating in different modes and degrees, according to the nature of the beings to which they belonged.”
  3. (obsolete, uncountable)(physics, chemistry) The element radon (Rn)
  4. (countable, uncountable)The generation of the Son and the procession of the Holy Spirit, as distinct from the origination of created beings.

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Etymology

From emanate + -ion.

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