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em·a·na·tion
\ˌeməˈnāshən\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Late Latin emanation-, emanatio, from Latin emanatus + -ion-, -io -ion
1.
a. : the action of emanating : a flowing forth
< experiencing our consciousness as an emanation of the creative impulse that rules the world — Albert Schweitzer >
< the emanation of light from a candle >
b. : the origination of the world conceived in Neoplatonism not as a creation out of nothing but as a series of hierarchically descending radiations from the Godhead to nous and other intermediate stages and ultimately to matter
c. : the procession (as of Jesus Christ or the Holy Spirit) directly from the Godhead — distinguished from creation as used of mortal beings
2. : something that emanates or is produced by emanation : efflux: as
a. : a quality or property issuing from a source
< the dark emanations of the unconscious — Herbert Read >
< the soul may be considered an emanation of divinity lodged in man >
b. : something impalpable (as light, odor, or effluvium) that arises from a material souce
< the air was tainted with musky emanations from the alligator pens >
especially : a heavy gaseous element produced by radioactive disintegration
< radium emanation >
— symbol Em; compare actinon, radon, thoron
c. : consequence, outcome; especially : any of the specific products of a particular social milieu or cultural level : a cultural aspect
< the stylized art of the Egyptians was as definite an emanation of their culture as was the heroic naturalism of the Greeks >
• em·a·na·tion·al \|emə|nāshənəl, -shnəl\ adjective |