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== King James Dictionary <ref name="term_58088" /> == | == King James Dictionary <ref name="term_58088" /> == | ||
<p> | <p> AB'SENCE, n. L. absens, from absum, abesse, to be away ab and sum. </p> 1. A state of being at a distance in place, or not in company. It is used to denote any distance indefinitely, either in the same town, or country, or in a foreign country and primarily supposes a prior presence. "Speak well of one in his absence." 2. Want destitution implying no previous presence. "In the absence of conventional law." 3. In law, non-appearance a not being in court to answer. 4. Heedlessness inattention to things present. [[Absence]] of mind is the attention of the mind to a subject which does not occupy the rest of the company, and which draws the mind from things or objects which are present, to others distant or foreign. | ||
== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_82278" /> == | == Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_82278" /> == | ||
<p> '''(1):''' (n.) Inattention to things present; abstraction (of mind); as, absence of mind. </p> <p> '''(2):''' (n.) Want; destitution; withdrawal. </p> <p> '''(3):''' (n.) | <p> '''(1):''' (n.) Inattention to things present; abstraction (of mind); as, absence of mind. </p> <p> '''(2):''' (n.) Want; destitution; withdrawal. </p> <p> '''(3):''' (n.) A state of being absent or withdrawn from a place or from companionship; - opposed to presence. </p> | ||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_17185" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_17185" /> == | ||
