Present participle of dimit; the act of formally dismissing or granting permission to leave a position.
From dimit + -ing suffix (forming present participles). Used primarily in ecclesiastical and historical contexts.
The -ing form appears in older church documents describing ongoing processes—'the bishop is dimitting the priest' carries a formality that modern English has mostly abandoned in favor of simpler terms.
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