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" It is not so much for its beauty that the forest makes a claim upon men's hearts, as for that subtle something, that quality of air that emanation from old trees, that so wonderfully changes and renews a weary spirit."
Robert Louis Stevenson

Meaning of "emanation" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF EMANATION

ˌɛməˈneɪʃən


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EMANATION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Emanation is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES EMANATION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Emanationism

Emanationism is an idea in the cosmology or cosmogony of certain religious or philosophical systems. Emanation, from the Latin emanare meaning "to flow from" or "to pour forth or out of", is the mode by which all things are derived from the First Reality, or Principle. All things are derived from the first reality or perfect God by steps of degradation to lesser degrees of the first reality or God, and at every step the emanating beings are less pure, less perfect, less divine. Emanationism is a transcendent principle from which everything is derived, and is opposed to both Creationism and materialism.

Definition of emanation in the English dictionary

The first definition of emanation in the dictionary is an act or instance of emanating. Other definition of emanation is something that emanates or is produced; effusion. Emanation is also a gaseous product of radioactive decay, such as radon.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EMANATION

combination · contamination · coordination · designation · destination · determination · discrimination · domination · donation · elimination · examination · explanation · illumination · imagination · nation · nomination · origination · resignation · termination · vaccination

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EMANATION

emaciated · emaciation · emacs · emacsen · emalangeni · emanant · emanate · emanational · emanatist · emanative · emanator · emanatory · emancipate · emancipated · emancipation · emancipationist · emancipative · emancipator · emancipatory · emancipist

WORDS THAT END LIKE EMANATION

accreditation · action · administration · animation · application · association · certification · citation · communication · confirmation · conversation · corporation · creation · decoration · documentation · duration · education · evaluation · excitation · federation · formation

Synonyms and antonyms of emanation in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «EMANATION»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «emanation» and belong to the same grammatical category.

Translation of «emanation» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EMANATION

Find out the translation of emanation to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of emanation from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «emanation» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

化身
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

emanación
570 millions of speakers
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English

emanation
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

उद्गम
380 millions of speakers
ar

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انبثاق
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

эманация
278 millions of speakers
pt

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emanação
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

উদ্গম
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

émanation
220 millions of speakers
ms

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Emanation
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Emanation
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

発散
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

발산
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Emanation
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hóa thân
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

கதிர்வீச்சு
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

Emanation
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

fışkırma
70 millions of speakers
it

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emanazione
65 millions of speakers
pl

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emanacją
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

еманація
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

emanație
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εκπόρευση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

uitstraling
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

emana
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

utstråling
5 millions of speakers

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about emanation

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3 QUOTES WITH «EMANATION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word emanation.
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Maximilien Robespierre
Terror is only justice: prompt, severe and inflexible; it is then an emanation of virtue; it is less a distinct principle than a natural consequence of the general principle of democracy, applied to the most pressing wants of the country.
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Robert Louis Stevenson
It is not so much for its beauty that the forest makes a claim upon men's hearts, as for that subtle something, that quality of air that emanation from old trees, that so wonderfully changes and renews a weary spirit.
3
George Edward Woodberry
Shakespeare is, essentially, the emanation of the Renaissance. The overflow of his fame on the Continent in later years was but the sequel of the flood of the Renaissance in Western Europe. He was the child of that great movement, and marks its height as it penetrated the North with civilization.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EMANATION»

Discover the use of emanation in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to emanation and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Jerusalem: The Emanation of the Giant Albion
The nature of William Blake's genius and of his art is most completely expressed in his Illuminated books.
William Blake, Morton D. Paley, 1998
2
CompTIA Security+ Certification Study Guide: Exam SY0-201 3E
Wireless systems are more vulnerable to attacks than wired systems. Data emanation is one such vulnerability. Emanation is simply something that is emitted or radiated. Data emanation is a problem not only with 802.11 wireless networks but ...
Ido Dubrawsky, 2009
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The Determination of Thorium in Monazite Sand by an ...
As the wetting of the calcium chloride progressed along the tube, more and more moist surface would be exposed to the passing emanation, which would be, therefore, if at all absorbed by the water, increasingly lost in the drying-tube. In order ...
Homer Henry Helmick, 1922
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A Study of the Emanation Method of Determining Thorium
In view of the < relatively long period of radium emanation, the thorium emanation can be accurately determined even in the presence : of considerable amounts of radium, if the solutions are thoroughly aspirated to remove radium emanation ...
Groves Howard Cartledge, 1919
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The Triune God: Systematics
First, once an intellectual emanation is posited in God, the reality of the emanation follows. For because it is posited, not only in our mind, but in God himself, it follows that that emanation is in reality, as real being and not just conceptual being.
Bernard J. F. Lonergan, Robert M. Doran, Daniel Monsour, 2007
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The Encyclopedia of Christianity
philosophy (Gk. aporroia, "outflow, emanation"), and then mostly in an epistemological connection (e.g., in Empedocles). Only in — > Gnosticism does it become significant metaphysically. Here with the help of rich mythological materials ...
Erwin Fahlbusch, Geoffrey William Bromiley, 2001
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Neoplatonism and Islamic Thought: Beyond Transnational ...
Therese-Anne Druart To speak of al-Fārābī's conception of emanation and metaphysics is not an easy task. Yet, I would like to determine whether emanationism is one of the main tenets of al-Fārābī's metaphysics or only a secondary aspect or ...
Parviz Morewedge, 1992
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A Blake Dictionary: The Ideas and Symbols of William Blake
The Emanation is necessary for the union with God as well as Man. "Man is adjoin'd to Man by his Emanative portion, who is Jerusalem in every individual Man” (J 44:38), and Jerusalem is the Bride of the Lamb. This is "the Mystic Union of the ...
S. Foster Damon, 2013
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William Blake and Gender
female part of the reunited man: “The Emanation is the female aspect of the androgynous self, which should never exist at all in separation” (182). In spite of this, he inappropriately goes on to argue that, after all, the emanation is a ...
Magnus Ankarsjö, 2005
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Moses Maimonides: The Man and His Works
Therein lies the key to the misfortunes that befall the prophet, the wise man, and the righteous. When their minds turn away from intellectual matters and lose contact with the emanation from God which exercises providence over mankind, they ...
Herbert Davidson, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EMANATION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term emanation is used in the context of the following news items.
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Linesman Emanation receives AHL recognition
Watervliet native Mike Emanatian, a veteran American Hockey League linesman, was selected Wednesday night as the 2014-15 recipient of ... «Albany Times Union, Jul 15»
2
I'm A Big Fan Of Samantha: Amy Jackson
“He instructed me to not confine myself and stay solid on the grounds that its about emanation,” she concluded. Filed Under Amy Jackson, ... «Mizo News, Jul 15»
3
Playing Scared: My Journey Through Stage Fright review – Sara …
Is stage fright a misdirected emanation of some evolutionarily adaptive impulse? A purely physical problem – the result of, say, “self-poisoning ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
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European agenda on migration launched
... Court of Justice, with the Supreme Court referring the question of whether the Motor Insurers Bureau of Ireland is an “emanation of the State”. «Irish Times, Jul 15»
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Hugh Roberts
... northern Syria – reverting to what the Sykes-Picot agreement envisaged before Lloyd George amended it – and it isn't a simple emanation of jihadi Islamism. «London Review of Books, Jul 15»
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Dalai Lama's 80th birthday invites celebration and contemplation
In the statement, however, the Dalai Lama leaves open the possibility that he, as a "superior Bodhisattva … can manifest his own emanation ... «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»
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This is What Was Happening in Covington on July 4, 1875
Jones is unusual and unjustified, the emanation of the most unequivocal radicalism. No Democrat in the state should be deceived by it. «The River City News, Jul 15»
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Art shows, artist visits abound over holiday
“For it is from (the shadows) that this emanation proceeds. The light areas are focal points of this effort, but the power comes from the shadows,” ... «Vail Daily News, Jul 15»
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Soccer scholarships; Millville Volunteer Network; Kary's blood drive …
This year WheatonArts is proud to present Emanation: Art + Process, a very special exhibit in the Museum of American Glass. Featuring the ... «NJ.com, Jul 15»
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Understanding Tyranny and Terror: From the French Revolution to …
Terror is nothing but prompt, severe, inflexible justice; it is therefore an emanation of virtue.”[3] While garden-variety and reforming tyrants have ... «InsiderOnline, Jul 15»
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