Definition: the act of emitting; causing to flow forth
Similar words: egress, egression, emergence
Definition: the act of coming (or going) out; becoming apparent
Synonyms: procession, rise, emanation
Definition: (theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost
Usage: 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
Similar words: origin, origination, inception
Definition: an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events
Synonyms: emanation
Definition: something that is emitted or radiated (as a gas or an odor or a light, etc.)
Similar words: matter
Definition: that which has mass and occupies space
Usage: physicists study both the nature of matter and the forces which govern it