emanation
Pronunciation: /ˌɛməˈneɪʃən/
The English word “emanation” has 4 meanings listed here.
noun
- The act of flowing or proceeding (of something, quality, or feeling) from a source or origin.
- That which issues, flows, or proceeds from any object as a source; efflux; an effluence.
- (physics, chemistry) The element radon (Rn)
- The generation of the Son and the procession of the Holy Spirit, as distinct from the origination of created beings.
Etymology
From emanate + -ion.
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