Comes to an end or stops; brings to a conclusion or halt.
From Old French cesser, from Latin cessare meaning 'to delay' or 'to stop,' from cedere 'to go away' or 'yield.' The progression from yielding to stopping reflects the natural flow from resistance to cessation.
The phrase 'without cease' reveals the word's power - cessation is so fundamental to existence that its absence becomes remarkable. In legal contexts, 'cease and desist' orders show how stopping can be as forceful an action as starting.
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