Definitions for Dissolution
ˌdɪs əˈlu ʃəndis·so·lu·tion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. dissolution, disintegrationnoun

   separation into component parts

2. dissolving, dissolutionnoun

   the process of going into solution

   "the dissolving of salt in water"

3. profligacy, dissipation, dissolution, licentiousness, loosenessnoun

   dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure

4. adjournment, dissolutionnoun

   the termination of a meeting

5. dissolution, breakupnoun

   the termination or disintegration of a relationship (between persons or nations)

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. dissolutionnoun

   The termination of an organized body or legislative assembly, especially a formal dismissal.

2. dissolutionnoun

   Disintegration, or decomposition into fragments.

3. dissolutionnoun

   Dissolving, or going into solution.

4. Etymology: From dissolutio

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Dissolutionnoun

   Etymology: dissolutio, Latin.

   1. The act of liquefying by heat or moisture.2. The state of being liquefied.3. The state of melting away; liquefaction.

   I am as subject to heat as butter; a man of continual dissolution and thaw. William Shakespeare, Merry Wives of Windsor.

   4. Destruction of any thing by the separation of its parts.

   The elements were at perfect union in his body; and their contrary qualities served not for the dissolution of the compound, but the variety of the composure. Robert South, Sermons.

   5. The substance formed by dissolving any body.

   Weigh iron and aqua-fortis severally; then dissolve the iron in the aqua-fortis, and weigh the dissolution. Francis Bacon.

   6. Death; the resolution of the body into its constituent elements.

   The life of man is always either increasing towards ripeness and perfection, or declining and decreasing towards rottenness and dissolution. Walter Raleigh, History of the World.

   We expected
   Immediate dissolution, which we thought
   Was meant by death that day. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. x.

   7. Destruction.

   He determined to make a present dissolution of the world. Richard Hooker, b. i. s. 3.

   He thence shall come,
   When this world’s dissolution shall be ripe. John Milton, Par. Lost.

   Would they have mankind lay aside all care of provisions by agriculture or commerce, because possibly the dissolution of the world may happen the next moment? Richard Bentley, Sermons.

   8. Breach or ruin of any thing compacted or united.

   Is a man confident of wealth and power? Why let him read of those strange unexpected dissolutions of the great monarchies and governments of the world. Robert South, Sermons.

   9. The act of breaking up an assembly.10. Looseness of manners; laxity; remissness; dissipation.

   Fame makes the mind loose and gayish, scatters the spirits, and leaves a kind of dissolution upon all the faculties. South.

   An universal dissolution of manners began to prevail, and a professed disregard to all fixed principles. Francis Atterbury, Sermons.

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1. dissolution

   Dissolution is the process of making something disintegrate or disappear, bringing its existence or function to an end. This can refer to both physical processes, such as a substance dissolving in a liquid, or social processes, such as the dissolution of an organization or marriage.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Dissolutionnoun

   the act of dissolving, sundering, or separating into component parts; separation

2. Dissolutionnoun

   change from a solid to a fluid state; solution by heat or moisture; liquefaction; melting

3. Dissolutionnoun

   change of form by chemical agency; decomposition; resolution

4. Dissolutionnoun

   the dispersion of an assembly by terminating its sessions; the breaking up of a partnership

5. Dissolutionnoun

   the extinction of life in the human body; separation of the soul from the body; death

6. Dissolutionnoun

   the state of being dissolved, or of undergoing liquefaction

7. Dissolutionnoun

   the new product formed by dissolving a body; a solution

8. Dissolutionnoun

   destruction of anything by the separation of its parts; ruin

9. Dissolutionnoun

   corruption of morals; dissipation; dissoluteness

10. Etymology: [OE. dissolucioun dissoluteness, F. dissolution, fr. L. dissolutio, fr. dissolvere. See Dissolve.]

WikidataRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. Dissolution

   Dissolution is a crime novel by British author C. J. Sansom. It is Sansom's first published novel, and the first in the Matthew Shardlake series.

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1. dissolution

   The dissolution symbol -- In this Symbols.com article you will learn about the meaning of the dissolution symbol and its characteristic.

Matched Categories

1. • Intemperance
   • Liquefaction
   • Natural Process
   • Termination

How to pronounce Dissolution?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Dissolution in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Dissolution in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of Dissolution in a Sentence

1. Makoto Noji:

   Given Conte won a confidence vote, a dissolution of the parliament and a general election is unlikely.

2. The Vatican:

   When the Holy Father, referring to the dissolution of a Congregation, spoke of' sexual slavery,' he meant' manipulation,' a form of abuse of power which is reflected also in sexual abuse.

3. Marc Broude:

   If your stories were real I would scream my dissolution amongst the searching soul; if wishes were not so unreal I would disappear, careless, in the wind; and if words were not all vain and meaningless I would tell everyone that life is a state of mind and we are nothing but what we have been told. If changing the world really meant something I would form a new fucking republic; and if truth existed I would kill philosophy; if god existed I would be scared.

4. San Francisco:

   In the past few weeks, our city has grappled with a crisis all too common in so many other American cities -- the dissolution of trust between communities of color and law enforcement -- following the death of a young black man shot and killed by police officers.

5. Joseph Addison:

   Laughter, while it lasts, slackens and unbraces the mind, weakens the faculties, and causes a kind of remissness and dissolution in all the powers of the soul.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Dissolution
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Dissolution
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Dissolution
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Dissolution
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Dissolution