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noun

Influx n.

The act of flowing in; as, an influx of light.

A coming in; infusion; intromission; introduction; importation in abundance; also, that which flows or comes in; as, a great influx of goods into a country, or an influx of gold and silver. "The influx of food into the Celtic region, however, was far from keeping pace with the influx of consumers." "The general influx of Greek into modern languages."

Influence; power. (Obs.)

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Etymology of 'Influx'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Influx" Quotes from Famous Books

... the welcome, uncovered his head, by raising the hideous klobouk, [Footnote: Cowl.] and letting it fall back pendant from his shoulders. The violet eyes of the Princess opened wider, brightening as with a sudden influx of light. She could not remember a finer head or a face more perfect in manly beauty, and at the same ...

— The Prince of India - Or - Why Constantinople Fell - Volume 1 • Lew. Wallace

... of the brain that Sarthia's soul would naturally vibrate, had never become active, nor developed; they, as it were, were dormant, fast asleep, awaiting the pulsating vibrations of the spiritual influx to give them life and usefulness. While those that had been so fully developed in the brain, by the life of the Princess, found no ...

— Within the Temple of Isis • Belle M. Wagner

... the office, glanced at the register, and passed through into his private room. He had been away for two days, and noticed with gratification that the influx of visitors was still increasing. His ...

— A Protegee of Jack Hamlin's and Other Stories • Bret Harte

... wisdom proceeding from the Lord; and as love is operative, and that by means of wisdom, therefore they are both fixed together in the effect of such operation; which effect is use. This delight enters into the soul by influx from the Lord, and descends through the superior and inferior regions of the mind into all the senses of the body, and in them is full and complete; becoming hereby a true joy, and partaking of an eternal nature from ...

— The Delights of Wisdom Pertaining to Conjugial Love • Emanuel Swedenborg

... the air at the mouth of the chimney was black with the stream of descending swallows. When the passage began to get crowded, the circle lifted and the rest of the birds continued their flight, giving those inside time to dispose of themselves. Then the influx began again, and was kept up till the crowd became too great, when it cleared as before. Thus by installments, or in layers, the swallows were packed into the chimney until the last one was stowed away. Passing by the place a few days afterward, I saw a board ...

— Birds and Poets • John Burroughs

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