| Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) The act of retiring, or the state of being retired; withdrawal; seclusion; as, the retirement of an officer. 2. (n.) A place of seclusion or privacy; a place to which one withdraws or retreats; a private abode. | Multi-Version Concordance Retirement (1 Occurrence) Luke 9:18 And it came to pass, as he was in retirement praying, his disciples were with him; and he asked them, saying, Who say the people that I am? (WBS) |