Definition of Absece
Ab"sence (&?;), n. [F., fr. L.
absentia. See Absent.] 1. A state of
being absent or withdrawn from a place or from companionship; -- opposed to
presence.
Not as in my presence only, but now much more in my
absence.
Phil. ii. 12.
2. Want; destitution; withdrawal. "In the
absence of conventional law." Kent.
3. Inattention to things present; abstraction (of
mind); as, absence of mind. "Reflecting on the little
absences and distractions of mankind." Addison.
To conquer that abstraction which is called
absence.
Landor.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- A state of being absent or withdrawn from a place or from companionship; -- opposed to presence.
Quotations
*Not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence. Phillippians 2:12
- Want; lack; destitution; withdrawal.
Quotations
*In the absence of conventional law. - Kent
- Inattention to things present; abstraction (of mind); as, absence of mind.
Quotations
*Reflecting on the little absences and distractions of mankind. - Addison
*To conquer that abstraction which is called absence. - Landor
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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