Literary notes about emanate (AI summary)
The word "emanate" is used in literature to convey the idea of something flowing or radiating outward from an origin—whether that origin is physical, like light, sound, or scent, or more abstract, such as authority, emotion, or ideas. Authors employ it to describe phenomena that seem to burst forth from a source, as in the imagery of light or warmth radiating from the sun ([1]) or from the symbolic center of a triangle ([2]). At the same time, it is used metaphorically to imply that emotions or powers originate from an inner core or external authority, such as ideas emerging from a brilliant mind ([3]) or directives issuing from a sovereign power ([4]). Across these varied contexts, "emanate" effectively links the source to its effects, enriching the narrative with a sense of origin and movement ([5], [6], [7]).
- The light and heat which emanate from the sun are constant; they are never interrupted, and they never lose their force.
— from The Day After Death; Or, Our Future Life According to Science (New Edition) by Louis Figuier - When the rays emanate from the centre of the triangle, it is a symbol of divine light.
— from The symbolism of Freemasonry : by Albert Gallatin Mackey - One never knew what fresh idea would not emanate from his indefatigable mind.
— from Letters That Have Helped Me by Julia Wharton Lewis Campbell Ver Planck Keightley - Resolutions must be adopted, which emanate from a decisive act of sovereign authority.
— from Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol IV. No. XX. January, 1852. by Various - A moment later a snarling sound which seemed to emanate from a whole pack of Wolves reached the ears of the boys.
— from Boy Scouts in the Coal Caverns; Or, The Light in Tunnel Six by Archibald Lee Fletcher - It is the source of effort and attention, and the place from which appear to emanate the fiats of the will.
— from The Principles of Psychology, Volume 1 (of 2) by William James - The laws would consequently be attacked when the power from which they emanate is weak, and obeyed when it is strong.
— from Democracy in America — Volume 1 by Alexis de Tocqueville