1. (a.) Separated; having an intervening space; at a distance; away.

2. (a.) Far separated; far off; not near; remote; -- in place, time, consanguinity, or connection; as, distant times; distant relatives.

3. (a.) Reserved or repelling in manners; cold; not cordial; somewhat haughty; as, a distant manner.

4. (a.) Indistinct; faint; obscure, as from distance.

5. (a.) Not conformable; discrepant; repugnant; as, a practice so widely distant from Christianity.

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