Definition of "remotion" [re•mo•tion]

• The act of removing; removal. (noun)
• The state of being remote. (noun)
• Obsolete Departure. (noun)

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• "Greed is remotion of inhabitants by military force, as centuries ago argentines were removed."
• "We know God from creatures as their principle, and also by way of excellence and remotion."
• "In natural theology, we can only explain "by way of negation and remotion" what that means."