separation

noun

1. 1

   the act of dividing or disconnecting

2. 2

   the social act of separating or parting company

   the separation of church and state

3. 3

   (law) the cessation of cohabitation of man and wife (either by mutual agreement or under a court order)

4. 4

   sorting one thing from others

   the separation of wheat from chaff

   the separation of mail by postal zones

5. 5

   the distance between things

   fragile items require separation and cushioning

6. 6

   the termination of employment (by resignation or dismissal)

7. 7

   coming apart

8. 8

   the space where a division or parting occurs

   he hid in the separation between walls

9. 9

   the state of lacking unity