Thesaurus: retirement

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1. n. The act of retiring, or the state of being retired; withdrawal; seclusion; as, the retirement of an officer.
2. n. A place of seclusion or privacy; a place to which one withdraws or retreats; a private abode.
3. n. the state of being retired from one's business or occupation
4. n. withdrawal from your position or occupation
5. n. withdrawal for prayer and study and meditation
6. 1. The act of retiring, or the state of being retired; withdrawal; seclusion; as, the retirement of an officer. O, blest Retirement, friend of life's decline. Goldsmith. Retirement, rural quiet, friendship, books. Thomson. 2. A place of seclusion or privacy; a place to which one withdraws or retreats; a private abode. [Archaic] This coast full of princely retirements for the sumptousness of their buildings and nobleness of the plantations. Evelyn. Caprea had been the retirement of Augustus. Addison. Syn. -- Solitude; withdrawment; departure; retreat; seclusion; privacy. See Solitude.
7. n:100 n. the state of being retired from one's business or occupation n. withdrawal from your position or occupation n. withdrawal for prayer and study and meditation