EMANATION

emission, emanation

(noun) the act of emitting; causing to flow forth

emanation, rise, procession

(noun) (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”

emanation

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

From emanate.

Noun

emanation (countable and uncountable, plural emanations)

The act of flowing or proceeding from a source or origin.

That which issues, flows, or proceeds from any object as a source; efflux; an effluence.

(uncountable, obsolete, chemistry) The element radon.

(theology) The generation of the Son and the procession of the Holy Spirit, as distinct from the origination of created beings.

Anagrams

• anamniote

Source: Wiktionary


Em`a*na"tion, n. Etym: [L. emanatio: cf. F. Ă©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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

11 May 2024

FATIGUE

(noun) (always used with a modifier) boredom resulting from overexposure to something; “he was suffering from museum fatigue”; “after watching TV with her husband she had a bad case of football fatigue”; “the American public is experiencing scandal fatigue”; “political fatigue”


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According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.

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