Noun: emanation ,e-mu'ney-shun
- The act of emitting; causing to flow forth
"The emanation of a strange odour from the laboratory caused concern";
- emission
- Something that is emitted or radiated (as a gas or an odour or a light, etc.)
"The strange emanation from the laboratory puzzled the researchers"
- (theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost
"the emanation of the Holy Spirit";
- rise, procession
Derived forms: emanations
Type of: egress, egression, emergence, inception, matter, origin, origination
Encyclopedia: Emanation