Word Finder - estranged

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To cause to feel less close or friendly; alienate. To cease contact with (particularly of a family member or spouse, especially in form estranged).

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To remove from an accustomed place or set of associations.

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Having become a stranger, of one who formerly was close, as a relative, friend, lover, or spouse.

The revision of the constitution had estranged the two heads of the Liberal party, I.

During that period he became even more estranged from the majority of the republicans.

Unable to take any serious part in affairs of state, Darnley soon became estranged from his wife.

One couple is sleeping apart, so I suppose Ginger and Joseph are already estranged.

For the remainder of his life George was rather estranged from his former allies the Hungarians.

Satan is, however, held to be a creature who has by abuse of his freedom been estranged from, and opposed to his Creator, and who at last will be conquered by moral means.

We have all done wrong by His standards, so we are all estranged from God.

However, in using such language it must be remembered that we are not dealing with bodies which were originally separated from one another and have now entered into fellowship, but with bodies which have grown naturally from a single origin and have not become estranged.

With neither of Tiyan's estranged leaders present, Taran's mind shifted to how he might exploit the situation.

On the other hand, I am sure that we have become increasingly estranged from the basic facts about the background of our food.

What he is, is healing power overcoming estrangement because he himself was not estranged.

He's divorced and has a daughter from whom he is somewhat estranged.

The killer was Corinne's estranged husband Gerold Stadler, 34.

If you are separated but not legally divorced, intestacy gives your estranged spouse a full entitlement.

Some say that Kinser, 33, was a man-about-town, who was having an affair with Malcolm's estranged wife.

He afterwards became estranged from Philip, and, in 1303, was recognized as German king and future emperor by Boniface, and, in return, admitted the right of the pope alone to bestow the imperial crown, and promised that none of his sons should be elected German king without the papal consent.

In 337 Philip repudiated Olympias for another wife, Cleopatra, Alexander went with his mother to her home in Epirus, and, though he soon returned and an outward reconciliation between father and son was contrived, their hearts were estranged.

In 1798 his Address to the People of Great Britain, enforcing resistance to French arms and French principles, ran through fourteen editions, but estranged him from many old friends, who accused him, probably with injustice, of aiming to make his peace with the government.

His excommunication by the presbytery of London, in 1830, for publishing his doctrines regarding the humanity of Jesus Christ, and the condemnation of these opinions by the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in the following year, were secondary episodes which only affected the main issue of his career in so far as they tended still further to isolate him from the sympathy of the church; but the "irregularities" connected with the manifestation of the "gifts" gradually estranged the majority of his own congregation, and on the complaint of the trustees to the presbytery of London, whose authority they had formerly rejected, he was declared unfit to remain the minister of the National Scotch Church of Regent Square.

But just at that time differences arose between Great Britain and the republics as to the ownership of the Kimberley diamond fields which estranged the Boers (see Griqualand and Transvaal).

But his failings of mind were exacerbated by his bodily infirmities; he grew more and more whimsical and capricious, morbidly suspicious and morbidly parsimonius; old friends were estranged or removed by death, and new friends did not come forward in their place.

Some say that Kinser, 33, was a man-about-town, who was having an affair with Malcolm 's estranged wife.

If you are in the middle of a rant about your child or estranged partner, either by yourself, in your head or with your best friend, take a deep breath and honestly ask yourself where the source of your meltdown lies.

In addition, most of today's television families are made up of divorced, separated, estranged or unmarried couples with blurred parenting roles and children with a wide range of emotional and psychological challenges.

After his parents divorced Tom became estranged from his father, whom Cruise later characterized in a Parade magazine article as antisocial, inconsistent, and unpredictable.

He allegedly stole over $70,000 from his estranged.

Candy Spelling, Tori's estranged mother, is the sole beneficiary.

Two days before her burial, a Florida court upheld a ruling that the former Playboy model should be buried in the Bahamas despite pleas from her estranged mother, Virgie Arthur, who wanted Smith buried in Texas.

The mother and daughter had been estranged since Aaron Spelling's death in 2006.

Lindsay, who is currently in rehab (again) at the Cirque Lodge located in Sundance Utah, is reportedly taking a leave of absence from her $900 a day program to spend some time with her estranged father.

After a few attempts at reconciliation, Drew and her mother continue to have an estranged relationship.

Hulk Hogan's estranged wife Linda has apparently needed no time to recover from her divorce as rumors (and pictures) surface that she's dating 19-year old Charley Hill.

The home was apparently sold for $17 million according to public records and the Hulk is accused of telling his estranged wife and her lawyers that it sold for $10 million.

A few days before Jamie Lynn had her daughter, sometimes estranged big sis Britney flew from Los Angeles to her hometown of Kentwood, Louisiana to give her little sis moral support.

Due to his pending divorce and his estranged wife's accusation of the Hulkster hiding assets, those assets have been frozen by the judge until the Hogan's financial issues can be straightened out.

One point of contention during the divorce proceedings was the high price tag on the settlement that Hogan would have to pay out to his estranged wife.

In a recent interview, Jon Gosselin claimed abuse - and if you've ever heard the way his estranged wife Kate has ever spoken to him on the show, you might have the tendency to agree.

Katherine Jackson stated that Murray was lying, a belief reiterated by her estranged husband Joe and daughter LaToya.

Many songs can be found at this site including Pill for the Kill, The Dark, Blinded by Life, Anthem to the Estranged and Merciless Onslaught.

The reason for this is because there may be unresolved issues or regrets you will never be able to change with an estranged parent.

Die Hard (1988) - Bruce Willis stars as a cop who surprises his estranged wife by showing up at her business for the holidays, then they get trapped by a group of high tech thieves.

The world trotting super spy James Bond provided a definite influence on the creation of Robert Scorpio, his estranged ex-wife Anna Devane and later Sean Donely and young Frisco Jones.

Walsh made a splash in the final episode of the series' freshman season when she debuted as Dr. Addison Montgomery Shepherd, Derek's estranged wife.

The Logans have resurged since 2005 with actor Patrick Duffy joining the cast on a recurring basis as Stephen Logan, Brooke's estranged father.

Patrick Duffy - Dallas's Bobby Ewing brought Brooke's estranged father back to town.

White was cast as Ann Douglas, Stephanie's estranged mother.

After watching his estranged family from afar, Phillip hired Cane Ashby to impersonate him.

Derek's estranged wife, Addison (Kate Walsh) blows into town, and they get back together.

The theme for most Flamenco music is based around a woman's estranged or abusive lover and so often starts very quiet and subdued, signifying the woman's sadness, then drawing to a crescendo of feminine empowerment.

Suleman's remarks may have been outrageously inappropriate, but they do not compare to the blow thrown by Kate's estranged husband Jon.