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Webster 1913 Edition
Emanation
Emˊa-na′tion
,Noun.
[L.
emanatio
: cf. F. émanation
.] 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 flowerAn
emanation
of the indwelling life. Bryant.
Webster 1828 Edition
Emanation
EMANA'TION
,Noun.
1.
That which issues, flows or proceeds from any source, substance or body; efflux; effluvium. Light is an emanation from the sun; wisdom, from God; the authority of laws, from the supreme power.Definition 2024
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See also: émanation
English
Noun
emanation (plural emanations)
- The act of flowing or proceeding from a fountain head or origin.
- That which issues, flows, or proceeds from any object as a source; efflux; an effluence.
- Perfume is an emanation from a flower.
- (uncountable, obsolete, chemistry) The element radon.
Translations
act of flowing
that which flows
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