At the very least, it undercuts the high - minded solemnity that accompanies wall - of - separation positions, which often treat absolute separation of church and state as necessary to civic order and American pluralism. (firstthings.com)
[C] onsider what Senator Kennedy's absolute separation between.... (firstthings.com)
@user4012 They didn't have the full absolute separation of powers, and civilian / military separation we have now. (politics.stackexchange.com)