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emanation

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em·a·na·tion  (m-nshn)
n.
1. The act or an instance of emanating.
2.
a. Something that issues from a source; an emission.
b. Chemistry Any of several radioactive gases that are isotopes of radon and are products of radioactive decay.
ema·nation·al adj.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.emanation - something that is emitted or radiated (as a gas or an odor or a light, etc.)
matter - that which has mass and occupies space; "physicists study both the nature of matter and the forces which govern it"
ectoplasm - (spiritualism) a substance supposed to emanate from the body of the medium during a trance
2.emanation - the act of emitting; causing to flow forth
emission
egression, egress, emergence - the act of coming (or going) out; becoming apparent
radiation - the act of spreading outward from a central source
venting, discharge - the act of venting
3.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"
procession, rise
theological system, theology - a particular system or school of religious beliefs and teachings; "Jewish theology"; "Roman Catholic theology"
inception, origination, origin - an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events


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In proportion as either prevails, it will be conveyed into the national representation; and for the very reason, that this will be an emanation from a greater variety of interests, and in much more various proportions, than are to be found in any single State, it will be much less apt to espouse either of them with a decided partiality, than the representation of any single State.
Federalist Papers Authored by Alexander Hamilton by Hamilton, Alexander View in context
An emanation, a particular spirit, belonged not to the moving leaves or water only, but to the distant peak arising suddenly, by some change of perspective, above the nearer horizon of the hills, to the passing space of light across the plain, to the lichened Druidic stone even, for a certain weird fellowship in it with the moods of men.
The Guardian by Pater, Walter Horatio View in context
All at once from the dark line of the horizon whither it retired to gain its momentum, the monster rushed suddenly towards the Abraham Lincoln with alarming rapidity, stopped suddenly about twenty feet from the hull, and died out--not diving under the water, for its brilliancy did not abate--but suddenly, and as if the source of this brilliant emanation was exhausted.
20,000 Leagues Under The Sea by Verne, Jules View in context
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