separation

/ˌse-pə-ˈrā-shən/

noun

  1. the act or process of separating : the state of being separated

  2. a point, line, or means of division

  3. an intervening space : gap

noun

  1. a form of anxiety experienced by a young child and caused by separation from a significant nurturant figure and typically a parent or from familiar surroundings

noun phrase

  1. the act or state of keeping government and religion separate from each other