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effluence

/ˈɛfluəns/

effluence noun: the process of flowing out.

Noun

effluence (countable and uncountable, plural effluences)

  1. The process of flowing out.
  2. Something that flows out; the issue.
    • But we have grounds to believe, that there are yet other Rays or Effluences from the Sun, which neither Feeling nor Sight can apprehend, but which are to be inferred from the effects.1825, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, “Aphorisms on that which is indeed spiritual religion”, in Aids to Reflection, page 197
    • The doctrine of spiritism is associated in Shinto with the word Mitama, for which "spirit" is the nearest English equivalent. Strictly speaking, the Mitama is not the God, but an emanation or effluence from him, which inhabits his temple, and is the vehicle of his action at a distance from the...1905, William George Aston, Shinto: The Way of the Gods, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., page 26

effluence meaning in Tamil and Urdu

effluence in Tamil

புற ஒழுக்கு, வழியல், வெளியேற்றம்

effluence in Urdu

بہاؤ, روانی

Synonyms of effluence

Forms of effluence

pluraleffluences

Origin of effluence

From French effluence, from Latin effluentia.

Questions about effluence

What does effluence mean?
Effluence means the process of flowing out.
What is effluence in Tamil?
Effluence in Tamil is புற ஒழுக்கு, வழியல், வெளியேற்றம். See Effluence meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is effluence?
Effluence is a noun.
How do you pronounce effluence?
Effluence is pronounced /ˈɛfluəns/.
What is the plural of effluence?
The plural of effluence is effluences.

Words near effluence in the dictionary

  1. efflorescent
  2. effloresces
  3. efflorescing
  4. efflower
  5. efflowers
  6. effluence
  7. effluences
  8. effluencies
  9. effluency
  10. effluent
  11. effluents

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