decession

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UK/dɪˈsɛʃən/

noun

departure; decrease

Opposite
accession
OriginLatin decessio →
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Meanings

noundecession (plural decessions)

plural decessions

  1. obsoletedeparture; decrease

    So implying the necessity of a bishop to govern in their absence or decession any ways.

    1647, Jeremy Taylor, The Sacred Order and Offices of Episcopacy.
  2. The reverse, or building up opposed to a recession.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
accession

Origin

  1. Latindecessio
  2. Englishdecession

From Latin decessio, from decedere (“to depart”). See decease (noun).

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APA

decession. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decession

MLA

“decession.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decession. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “decession,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decession.

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