promanation

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noun

The act of flowing forth; emanation.

OriginLatin manatio →
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Meanings

nounpromanation (uncountable)
  1. figurativelyobsoleteuncountableThe act of flowing forth; emanation.

    yet the first being the Original, the second being by that promanation necessarily and eternally united with the first.

    1848, John Howe, The Works of the Rev. John Howe, M.A.

Origin

  1. Latinmanatio“a flowing”
  2. Englishpromanation

From pro- + Latin manatio (“a flowing”), from manare (“to flow”).

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APA

promanation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/promanation

MLA

“promanation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/promanation. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “promanation,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/promanation.

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