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distillment

American  
[dih-stil-muhnt] / dɪˈstɪl mənt /
especially British, distilment

noun

Archaic.
  1. distillation.


Etymology

Origin of distillment

First recorded in 1595–1605; distill + -ment


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But art is not quite the same as life at first hand; it is rather the distillment of it.

From The Gate of Appreciation Studies in the Relation of Art to Life by Carleton Eldredge Noyes

In its highest manifestations art is life at its best; painting, sculpture, poetry, music are the distillment and refinement of experience.

From The Gate of Appreciation Studies in the Relation of Art to Life by Carleton Eldredge Noyes

One sweet distillment from the bitter herbs of war!

From Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda

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