emanation

Noun
  1. Something that is emitted or radiated (as a gas or an odor or a light, etc.) (synset 115134312)
    is a type of: matter - that which has mass and occupies space
    subtypes: ectoplasm - (spiritualism) a substance supposed to emanate from the body of the medium during a trance
  2. The act of emitting;
    Causing to flow forth (synset 101255647)
    is a type of: egress, egression, emergence - the act of coming (or going) out; becoming apparent
    subtypes:
    same as: emission
  3. (theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost (synset 107341888)
    "the emanation of the Holy Spirit"; "the rising of the Holy Ghost"; "the doctrine of the procession of the Holy Spirit from the Father and the Son"
    referred to in: theological system, theology - a particular system or school of religious beliefs and teachings
    is a type of: inception, origin, origination - an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events
    same as: procession, rise

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