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(1):

(n.) The act of deserting or forsaking; abandonment of a service, a cause, a party, a friend, or any post of duty; the quitting of one's duties willfully and without right; esp., an absconding from military or naval service.

(2):

(n.) Abandonment by God; spiritual despondency.

(3):

(n.) The state of being forsaken; desolation; as, the king in his desertion.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Desertion'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​d/desertion.html. 1828.
 
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