Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- That can be divorced. Also
divorcible .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Capable of being divorced.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Able to
divorce . - adjective That can be divorced (separated, e.g. conceptually);
separable .
Etymologies
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Examples
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If our society means anything about marriage, it means that a married couple can make decisions like Mr. Schiavo's regarding his wife- even if he has done something that might be "divorceable."
The Federal Appeals court backs the institution of marriage... Mumon 2005
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It was really odd; Lady ** _divorced_ -- Lady ** and her daughter, Lady **, both _divorceable_ -- Mrs. ** [101], in the next, the
Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 2 (of 6) With His Letters and Journals Thomas Moore 1815
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But this acknowledgment should never lead one to conclude that the faith is divorceable from the hierarchical structure of the church, as though the Catholic faith could float free of the pesky interference of priests and bishops.
Spero News 2008
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But this acknowledgment should never lead one to conclude that the faith is divorceable from the hierarchical structure of the church, as though the Catholic faith could float free of the pesky interference of priests and bishops.
Spero News 2008
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But this acknowledgment should never lead one to conclude that the faith is divorceable from the hierarchical structure of the church, as though the Catholic faith could float free of the pesky interference of priests and bishops.
Spero News 2008
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