emanation in WordNet English dictionary

1. the act of emitting; causing to flow forth
   emission  emanation 
   
2. (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"
   emanation  rise  procession 
   
3. something that is emitted or radiated (as a gas or an odor or a light, etc.)
   emanation