Definition of divorce
(Entry 1 of 3)
2 : separation, severance divorce of the secular and the spiritual
divorce
verbdivorced; divorcing
Definition of divorce (Entry 2 of 3)
1 law
a : to legally dissolve one's marriage with : to end marriage with (one's spouse) by divorce (see divorce entry 1 sense 1)
She divorced her husband.
b : to dissolve the marriage contract between
They were divorced last year. They are getting divorced.
2 : to make or keep separate : separate divorce church from state media narratives divorced from reality
law : to obtain a divorce
They divorced two years later.
divorcé
noun (2)Definition of divorcé (Entry 3 of 3)
: a divorced man
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The first known use of divorce was in the 14th century
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