Se*clu"sion (?), n. [See
Seclude.] The act of secluding, or the state of being
secluded; separation from society or connection; a withdrawing;
privacy; as, to live in seclusion.
O blest seclusion from a jarring world, which
he, thus occupied, enjoys!
Cowper.
Syn. -- Solitude; separation; withdrawment; retirement;
privacy. See Solitude.