separation

[Sep`a*ra·tion]

The operation of removing water from steam.

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The act of separating, or the state of being separated, or separate.

Noun
the act of dividing or disconnecting

Noun
the social act of separating or parting company; "the separation of church and state"

Noun
(law) the cessation of cohabitation of man and wife (either by mutual agreement or under a court order)

Noun
sorting one thing from others; "the separation of wheat from chaff"; "the separation of mail by postal zones"

Noun
the distance between things; "fragile items require separation and cushioning"

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Noun
termination of employment (by resignation or dismissal)

Noun
coming apart

Noun
the space where a division or parting occurs; "he hid in the separation between walls"

Noun
the state of lacking unity


n.
The act of separating, or the state of being separated, or separate.

n.
Chemical analysis.

n.
Divorce.

n.
The operation of removing water from steam.


Separation

Sep`a*ra"tion , n. [L. separatio: cf. F. s'82paration.] The act of separating, or the state of being separated, or separate. Specifically: (a) Chemical analysis. (b) Divorce. (c) (Steam Boilers) The operation of removing water from steam. Judicial separation (Law), a form of divorce; a separation of man and wife which has the effect of making each a single person for all legal purposes but without ability to contract a new marriage. Mozley & W.

The act of separating, or the state of being separated, or separate.

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Usage Examples

So as I look at transitioning to the communication platforms of the future, I see that the beauty of Internet protocols is you get the separation of the layers between service and technology.

I don't think meals have any business being deductible. I'm for separation of calories and corporations.

I'm completely in favor of the separation of Church and State. My idea is that these two institutions screw us up enough on their own, so both of them together is certain death.

Death is not more certainly a separation of our souls from our bodies than the Christian life is a separation of our souls from worldly tempers, vain indulgences, and unnecessary cares.

It has always felt like a failure that Bjorn and I couldn't keep our family together. You never get it back, but to this day I don't regret splitting up. The reason behind our separation is one of those things I definitely don't want to go into!

I think there ought to be a strict separation or wall built between our religious faith and our practice of political authority in office. I don't think the President of the United States should extoll Christianity if he happens to be a Christian at the expense of Judaism, Islam or other faiths.

I think it's useful, as a famous person, to have as little separation between the perception of you and how you really are - because otherwise I'd be sitting here thinking I'm keeping secrets, and wondering when you're going to find out.

For some Chicago expats, food is the medicine that blunts the pain of separation.

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Other Usage Examples

Native Americans are the original inhabitants of the land that now constitutes the United States. They have helped develop the fundamental principles of freedom of speech and separation of powers that form the foundation of the United States Government.

If marriage really is a sacred institution, then why is the government controlling it, especially in a nation that affirms separation of church and state?

And ever has it been known that love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation.

Ever has it been that love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation.

Pink Floyd is like a marriage that's on a permanent trial separation.

Adherents of the new religious right reject the separation of politics and religion, but they bring no spiritual insights to politics.

I believe in the separation of church and state, but I do not believe in the separation of politics from religion.

It can have a secular purpose and have a relationship to God because God was presumed to be both over the state and the church, and separation of church and state was never meant to separate God from government.

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