cessation

[Ces*sa·tion]

Cessation is an end to something, such as the stopping of a bad habit, like the cessation of smoking.

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A ceasing of discontinuance, as of action, whether termporary or final; a stop; as, a cessation of the war.

Noun
a stopping; "a cessation of the thunder"


n.
A ceasing or discontinuance, as of action, whether temporary or final; a stop; as, a cessation of the war.


Cessation

Ces*sa"tion , n. [F. cessation, L. cessatio, fr. cessare. See Cease.] A ceasing of discontinuance, as of action, whether termporary or final; a stop; as, a cessation of the war.
The temporary cessation of the papal iniquities.
The day was yearly observed for a festival by cessation from labor.
Cessation of arms (Mil.), an armistice, or truce, agreed to by the commanders of armies, to give time for a capitulation, or for other purposes. Syn. -- Stop; rest; stay; pause; discontinuance; intermission; interval; respite; interruption; recess; remission.

A ceasing of discontinuance, as of action, whether termporary or final; a stop; as, a cessation of the war.

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Usage Examples

Those who have the strength and the love to sit with a dying patient in the silence that goes beyond words will know that this moment is neither frightening nor painful, but a peaceful cessation of the functioning of the body.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

There comes a pause, for human strength will not endure to dance without cessation and everyone must reach the point at length of absolute prostration.

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