emanant
- noun
- /ˈɛmənənt/
- Formal
- His compassion made him an emanant of hope for those around him.
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The Kabbala indeed envisages the formation of a curtain, a screen, between the emanator and emanant.
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Hence, God and creation (especially man) became linked together in a symbiosis of emanator and emanant.
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This screen cuts off the separate emanants and encases them in space, time, and plurality.
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After this contraction, a space was thus formed for emanant creatures to be created... and a line like a thin pipe extended from Infinity to create the worlds....
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The embodied emanants are seen by the Kabbalah to be profane shells.
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The pipeline created a round form linked to the emanator (Infinity) by the pipeline only, and the line is thin so that it emanates light livelihood by measure and ration as needed by the emanant.
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18 Moreover, according to Ibn Tabul, the differentiation of the emanant is effected by its swallowing of harsh Dinim (stern judgments).
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The artist was considered an emanant of inspiration, often influencing the works of others.
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Many believe that love is an emanant that can brighten the darkest of times.
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- Specialized
A material in a nuclear reactor that takes in neutrons to slow the reaction
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Etymology
Emanant as a noun comes from Latin emanare 'to flow out' and is like the word emanation, meaning something that 'gives off' or 'sends out' a quality or energy. So an emanant is a person or thing that 'gives off' light, warmth, or influence.