diremption

noun

di·​remp·​tion

də̇ˈrem(p)shən

plural -s

: separation, disjunction : division into two

because it does make that vast diremption of our world into a One and a Many

—H. B. Alexander

Word History

Etymology

Latin diremption-, diremptio, from diremptus (past participle of dirimere to take apart, separate, from dir- —from dis- apart—+ -imere, from emere to take, buy) + -ion-, -io -ion

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