The pontiff blasts the selfishness, arrogance and detachment of the cardinals in Rome.
Pope Francis Denounces the Vatican Elite’s 'Spiritual Alzheimer’s'|Barbie Latza Nadeau|December 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A detachment of six volunteers, led by Lt. Alexandre Rosenberg, planned to stop the train at Aulnay, in the suburbs of Paris.
My Grandfather's War: Recovering the Art the Nazis Stole|Anne Sinclair|October 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
No because I want to preserve as much as possible my detachment and impartiality.
U.N. Gaza Investigator: 'Anti-Israel' Label Is a 'Slur'|Gideon Resnick|August 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But this detachment gives the biography a dutiful, going-through-the-motions tone.
Clare Boothe Luce's Vapid Second Act|Wendy Smith|July 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
That sense of detachment from the caprices of Mother Nature is pretty unique in human history.
The Nile: Where Ancient and Modern Meet|William O’Connor|June 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Over the little, spent congregation hung a glorious atmosphere of detachment.
Fanny Herself|Edna Ferber
Von Herbert wrote an order to the Major of the Pandours for a detachment to take the duty of the imperial apartments.
Tales from Blackwood|Various
In this pursuit he took the lead at the head of a detachment of cavalry.
The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving|Washington Irving
Her detachment had impressed Chief Inspector Heat all along.
The Secret Agent|Joseph Conrad
When his detachment arrives within about 100 yards of the enemy, they charge bayonet and rush them.
Manual of Military Training|James A. Moss
British Dictionary definitions for detachment
detachment
/ (dɪˈtætʃmənt) /
noun
indifference to other people or to one's surroundings; aloofness
freedom from self-interest or bias; disinterest
the act of disengaging or separating something
the condition of being disengaged or separated; disconnection
military
the separation of a small unit from its main body, esp of ships or troops
the unit so detached
Canadiana branch office of a police force
logicthe rule whereby the consequent of a true conditional statement, given the truth of its antecedent, may be asserted on its ownSee also modus ponens