emanant
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- nonemanant adjective
Etymology
Origin of emanant
First recorded in 1605–15; from French or directly from Latin ēmānant- (stem of ēmānāns “outflowing,” present participle of ēmānāre ), equivalent to ē- “out of, from” + mān- “to flow” + -ant- present participle stem; e- 1, -ant
Example Sentences
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Sed intendunt ad proportionem ex illo resultantem, quem numerum naturalem et formalem et rationalem vocant; ex quo magna sacramenta emanant, tam in naturalibus quam divinis atque coelestibus….
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 17, March, 1859 by Various
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