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Webster 1913 Edition


Estrangement

Es-trange′ment

,
Noun.
[Cf. OF.
estrangement
.]
The act of estranging, or the state of being estranged; alienation.
An
estrangement
from God.
J. C. Shairp.
A long
estrangement
from better things.
South.

Webster 1828 Edition


Estrangement

ESTRANGEMENT

,
Noun.
Alienation; a keeping at a distance; removal; voluntary abstraction; as an estrangement of affection.
An estrangement of desires from better things.