diremption
[ dih-remp-shuhn ]
/ dɪˈrɛmp ʃən /
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noun
a sharp division into two parts; disjunction; separation.
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Example sentences from the Web for diremption
God in them is the absolute Life, the absolute One, who becomes conscious of himself by self-diremption into the individual egos.
The term "diremption" has sometimes been applied to cases where leaves are thus apparently dragged out of position.
Vegetable Teratology|Maxwell T. MastersThe diremption of individualities becomes explicit in those forms.
Schopenhauer|Thomas Whittaker