Divorcement [noun]

The Arab swore by the "triple-divorcement" (an oath Musa declared all-abiding), and rejoiced to struggle to his feet.

Let him write her a bill of divorcement and give it in her hand and send her out of his house.

Divorcement was much practised among the Jews, and was productive of great evil.

They demand a man who believes in the eternal separation and divorcement of church and school.

The extremes of these large classes present the divorcement of labour and life in startling prominence.

The Pharisees had a ready rejoinder: "Why did Moses then command to give a writing of divorcement, and to put her away?"

Herzel was glad to hide his burning face by stooping for the fallen bill of divorcement.

By it the State received its charter of divorcement from the Church—religion and politics were separated.

The bill of divorcement had to be couched in explicit terms, handed to the woman herself, and in the presence of two witnesses.

They say unto him, "Why then did Moses command to give a bill of divorcement, and to put her away?"