emanation
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The defining attribute of a dictatorship, as well as of kingship in its ancient and absolute form, is the assertion that law—its making, interpretation, adjudication, and enforcement—is an emanation of the will of one man.
From Slate • Feb. 21, 2025
“The form of the danger is an emanation of energy. The danger is unleashed only if you substantially disturb this place physically. This place is best shunned and left uninhabited.”
From Salon • Jun. 2, 2024
In the first “Symphony in White,” she seems vulnerable and defenseless, her arms held loosely at her sides, her stance retiring, her presence registering as an emanation from the white curtain behind her.
From Washington Post • Jul. 14, 2022
“Chills and fever have been attributed for ages to ‘miasm,’ an emanation from the earth so subtle that the ablest chemist was not able to detect it.
From Scientific American • Nov. 6, 2021
“That phases out laser emanation and spreads the beam into ordinary light.”
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
Vocabulary lists containing emanation
1984
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"The Veldt" by Ray Bradbury
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The Golden Compass
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