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emanant

emanant

9.9
A source that gives off something like light or warmth
  • noun
  • /ˈɛmənənt/
  • Formal
translation icon : emanante
  • His compassion made him an emanant of hope for those around him.

Examples

  • The Kabbala indeed envisages the formation of a curtain, a screen, between the emanator and emanant.

    Academic text (1990)
  • Hence, God and creation (especially man) became linked together in a symbiosis of emanator and emanant.

    Academic text (1990)
  • This screen cuts off the separate emanants and encases them in space, time, and plurality.

    Academic text (1990)
  • 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....

    Academic text (1990)
  • The embodied emanants are seen by the Kabbalah to be profane shells.

    Academic text (1990)
  • 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.

    Academic text (1990)
  • 18 Moreover, according to Ibn Tabul, the differentiation of the emanant is effected by its swallowing of harsh Dinim (stern judgments).

    Academic text (1990)
  • The artist was considered an emanant of inspiration, often influencing the works of others.

  • Many believe that love is an emanant that can brighten the darkest of times.

Synonyms

emitter
vsemanant
73 5.6

A device that gives off light, heat, or sound

can be a person or abstract source not limited to devices or instruments
emanator
vsemanant
9.0

A source that gives off light, sound, or energy

includes people and abstract qualities or influences, not only physical outputs

Antonyms

absorber
  • Specialized
8 7.8

A material in a nuclear reactor that takes in neutrons to slow the reaction

Surface Forms

emanant singular
emanants plural

Morphology

emanant = emanate (semi-transparent) = emanate + ant

The word is formed from 'emanate' plus the learned suffix '-ant', so the emitting meaning is fairly recoverable, though the form is uncommon.

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.