spread+asunder
1divarication — SYN: diastasis (1). [L. divaricare, to spread asunder] * * * n. the separation or stretching of bodily structures. Rectus divarication is stretching of the rectus abdominis muscle, a common condition associated with pregnancy or obesity. * * *… …
2divaricate — v. n. Diverge, part, fork, separate into two, open wide, branch off, spread asunder …
3biblical literature — Introduction four bodies of written works: the Old Testament writings according to the Hebrew canon; intertestamental works, including the Old Testament Apocrypha; the New Testament writings; and the New Testament Apocrypha. The Old… …
4Judaism — /jooh dee iz euhm, day , deuh /, n. 1. the monotheistic religion of the Jews, having its ethical, ceremonial, and legal foundation in the precepts of the Old Testament and in the teachings and commentaries of the rabbis as found chiefly in the… …
5ISAIAH — (Heb. יְשַׁעְיָה ,יְשַׁעְיָהוּ Salvation of YHWH ), one of the eight books (as the Rabbis and the Masorah count them) of the Nevi im, or Prophets, the second division of the Hebrew canon (see bible , Canon). INTRODUCTION Outside the Book of… …
6separate — Synonyms and related words: aberrate, abrupt, aggravate, agree to differ, agree to disagree, alien, alienate, alienated, alone, aloof, analyze, anatomize, apart, assay, assort, assorted, asunder, at odds, at variance, atomize, autarchic, autarkic …
7international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… …
8Asia — /ay zheuh, ay sheuh/, n. a continent bounded by Europe and the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. 2,896,700,000; ab. 16,000,000 sq. mi. (41,440,000 sq. km). * * * I Largest continent on Earth. It is bounded by the Arctic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean …
9separate — v 1. part, divide, space, interspace, space out, set at intervals, set or keep apart; disentangle, pull apart, disconnect, disengage, disarticulate, uncouple, unyoke, disunite; intersect, bisect. 2. come between, intervene, interfere, interlope,… …
10split — v 1. divide, separate, break, break up, part, disjoin, disjoint, break asunder; rive, halve, bisect, cut in two, partition, dichotomize, Obs. dimidiate; sever, dissever, rend, abscind, sunder; dissect, anatomize, divorce, disband, go separate… …
