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nounan act of secluding: the seclusion of unruly students. the state of being secluded; retirement; solitude: He sought seclusion in his study. a secluded place. Origin of seclusion1615–25; <Medieval Latin sēclūsiōn- (stem of sēclūsiō) <Latin sēclūs(us) (past participle of sēclūdere to seclude) + -iōn--ion OTHER WORDS FROM seclusionnon·se·clu·sion, nounWords nearby seclusionSeckel, Seckel syndrome, sec. leg., seclude, secluded, seclusion, seclusive, secobarbital, Seconal, second, Second Advent Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for seclusionState officials banned locked seclusion immediately and put new restrictions on schools’ use of physical restraint, including banning prone restraint. ProPublica and Partners Win Two ONA Awards|by ProPublica|October 8, 2020|ProPublica Ibrahim says he repeatedly wrote letters asking for his son to be taken out of seclusion. In Jerusalem Home Demolitions, the Biblical Justice of Revenge|Creede Newton|November 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST Should they be seeking to bridge the gap between the hearing and deaf communities or maintain a stance of isolation and seclusion? ABC Family’s ‘Switched at Birth’ ASL Episode Recalls Gallaudet Protest|Jace Lacob|February 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST When Scottish author Candia McWilliam lost her sight at the age of 52, she could have sunk deeper into her seclusion. Blindness as a Way of Seeing: Candia McWilliam’s Powerful Memoir|Lucy Scholes|April 6, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Mortenson has been in seclusion since, citing ailing health. More Trouble for Greg Mortenson|Mike Giglio|June 9, 2011|DAILY BEAST For his part, Mortenson has remained in seclusion and released only opaque statements, mainly through his charity. In Greg Mortenson's Silence, His Neighbors Defend Him, or Vilify Him|Mike Giglio|June 7, 2011|DAILY BEAST Ayrton was then made acquainted with the facts which had occurred during his seclusion. The Secret of the Island|W.H.G. Kingston (translation from Jules Verne) He was afterwards allowed to retire to his estates, and remained in seclusion till the French invasion of 1808. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5|Various This seclusion lasts so long as the ghost is supposed to be still on his way to the other world. The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead, Volume I (of 3)|Sir James George Frazer Wayne glanced around their seclusion with his habitual caution, slightly knit his brows perplexedly, and said: "You fell in?" The Bell-Ringer of Angel's and Other Stories|Bret Harte The valiant prelate passed the rest of his days in seclusion, supported by the alms of the faithful. The Jesuits, 1534-1921|Thomas J. Campbell
British Dictionary definitions for seclusion
nounthe act of secluding or the state of being secluded a secluded place Word Origin for seclusionC17: from Medieval Latin sēclūsiō; see seclude Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to seclusionsolitude, remoteness, hiding, retirement, blockade, privacy, desolation, aloofness, sequestration, aloneness, detachment, shelter, separation, withdrawal, separateness, concealment, quarantine, retreat, privateness, reclusion |