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emanation

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: emanation

1
 n
the act of emitting; causing to flow forth
2
 n
(theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: emanation
1

n the act of emitting; causing to flow forth

Synonyms:
emission
Types:
radiation
the act of spreading outward from a central source
discharge, venting
the act of venting
bombardment
the act (or an instance) of subjecting a body or substance to the impact of high-energy particles (as electrons or alpha rays)
Type of:
egress, egression, emergence
the act of coming (or going) out; becoming apparent

n something that is emitted or radiated (as a gas or an odor or a light, etc.)

Types:
ectoplasm
(spiritualism) a substance supposed to emanate from the body of the medium during a trance
Type of:
matter
that which has mass and occupies space
2

n (theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost

“the emanation of the Holy Spirit”
Synonyms:
procession, rise
Type of:
inception, origin, origination
an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events
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