Emanation (Eastern Orthodox Christianity)
WordNet
noun
(1) The act of emitting; causing to flow forth
(2) (theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost
"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"
(3) Something that is emitted or radiated (as a gas or an odor or a light etc.)
WiktionaryText
Noun
- The act of flowing or proceeding from a fountain head or origin.
- That which issues, flows, or proceeds from any object as a source; efflux; an effluence; as, perfume is an emanation from a flower.