definition of
[emanation]

[1] #1 emanation n. something that is emitted or radiated (as a gas or an odor or a light, etc.). wn

[2] #2 emanation n. [emission] the act of emitting; causing to flow forth. wn

[3] #3 emanation n. [rise, procession] (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". wn