Obs. rare–1. [f. L. absciss- ppl. stem of abscind-ĕre + -OR; as if a. L. *abscissor.] One that tears or rends asunder.
1647. Lilly, Christian Astr., xxviii. 184. We may justly call him Strong, Hurtfull, Destroyer, Abscissor, because he onely destroys and perverts the nature of the Question.
