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emanation
/ˌɛməˈneɪʃən/
noun 4
Collocations
3VERB + EMANATION
perfume
EMANATION + NOUN
romance
PREP.
from
Definitions
noun
1
The act of flowing or proceeding (of something, quality, or feeling) from a source or origin.
2
That which issues, flows, or proceeds from any object as a source; efflux; an effluence.
Perfume is an emanation from a flower.
Her love for Francis Evelyn was an emanation of that romance which is in the heart of every girl; her preference was as much circumstance as choice, and strengthened by no comparison.
3
(physics, chemistry) The element radon (Rn)
4
The generation of the Son and the procession of the Holy Spirit, as distinct from the origination of created beings.
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Synonyms
noun — the act of emitting
noun — (theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost
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Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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Perfume is an emanation from a flower.
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Her love for Francis Evelyn was an emanation of that romance which is in the heart of every girl; her preference was as much circumstance as choice, and strengthened by no comparison.
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Hence, not only men, but all animals, and even vegetables, were supposed to be impregnated with some particle of the divine nature which was infused into them, and from which their various qualities a
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