EMANANT

Etymology

Adjective

emanant (comparative more emanant, superlative most emanant)

Flowing forth; emanating or issuing from or as if from a source.

(philosophy, of a mental act) Passing forth into a physical act, or making itself apparent by an effect. Compare immanent.

Synonyms

• (philosophy:of a mental act): transeunt

Source: Wiktionary


Em"a*nant, a. Etym: [L. emanans, -antis, p. pr. of emanare. See Emanate.]

Definition: Issuing or flowing forth; emanating; passing forth into an act, or making itself apparent by an effect; -- said of mental acts; as, an emanant volition.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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