remotion

[ ri-moh-shuhn ]

noun

1. the act of removing; removal.
2. Obsolete. departure.

Word History and Origins

Origin of remotion¹

1350–1400; Middle English remosion < Latin remōtiōn- (stem of remōtiō ) a putting back, removing. See remote, -ion

Example Sentences

The whitish gleam was the mask conferred by the enormity of their remotion.

From Project Gutenberg

Empedocles, that a moderate cooling of the blood causeth sleep, but a total remotion of heat from blood causeth death.

From Project Gutenberg