Emanation : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Emanation	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
emanation n something that is emitted or radiated (as a gas or an odor or a light, etc.) the act of emitting; causing to flow forth Synonym(s): emission, emanation (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" Synonym(s): emanation, rise, procession
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Emanation \Em`ana"tion\, n. [L. emanatio: cf. F. [82]manation.] 1. The act of flowing or proceeding from a fountain head or origin. --South. Those profitable and excellent emanations from God. --Jer. Taylor. 2. That which issues, flows, or proceeds from any object as a source; efflux; an effluence; as, perfume is an emanation* from a flower. An emanation of the indwelling life. --Bryant.