Home › Words › D › decessiondecession/dɪˈsɛʃən/decession means departure; decrease.decession is pronounced /dɪˈsɛʃən/.EtymologyFrom Latin decessio, from decedere (“to depart”). See decease (noun).noundeparture; decreasee.g.“So implying the necessity of a bishop to govern in their absence or decession any ways.” — 1647, Jeremy Taylor, The Sacred Order and Offices of Episcopacy.:The reverse, or building up opposed to a recession.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.discession 75% match — departure vs decession →decidence 73% match — A falling off or falling out: shedding. vs decession →decease 72% match — Death, departure from life. vs decession →decrew 70% match — To decrease, wane. vs decession →decrescence 70% match — decreasing; waning vs decession →decretion 69% match — The act of decreasing. vs decession →decreement 66% match — A decree; something decreed. vs decession →decreation 65% match — destruction vs decession →