diremption

[ dih-remp-shuhn ]
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noun
  1. a sharp division into two parts; disjunction; separation.

Origin of diremption

1
1615–25; <Latin diremptiōn- (stem of diremptiō), equivalent to dirempt(us) (past participle of dirimere to separate, equivalent to dis-dis-1 + -imere, combining form of emere to take, buy) + -ion--ion

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How to use diremption in a sentence

  • 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. Masters
  • The diremption of individualities becomes explicit in those forms.

    Schopenhauer | Thomas Whittaker