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inflowing en · NOUN · etymology 1

Etymology

From inflow + -ing.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) The act or process of flowing in; an inflow.
    • The reason why this is so is that the Lord, by influx from Himself, actuates all things of the soul and all things of the mind, with angels, spirits, and men, — and actuates them by an inflowing of love and wisdom, and this inflowing is the very activity from which all delight comes,— […] 1907, Emanuel Swedenborg, Theological Works:

Forms

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inflowings Number=Plur lexicographic

Synonyms

inflooding · inflood

inflowing en · VERB · etymology 1

Etymology

From inflow + -ing.

Meanings

  1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of inflow
    form of inflow

inflowing en · ADJ · etymology 2

Etymology

From inflow + -ing or in- + flowing.

Meanings

  1. Flowing in or inward.
    • These inflowing potential essences are connatural with the astral conduits thus provided for their actualization, pursuant to a law of attrition and homogeneity. 1917, American Academy of Astrologians, Year Book, page 162:

Forms

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more inflowing Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most inflowing Degree=Sup lexicographic

Synonyms

inflooding

Translations (1)

nb innstrømmende (flowing in)