Definition:

(literary preposition) except, apart from, save

Rien n'est sacré, hormis l'amour - Nothing is sacred, except love

Tous les enfants, hormis Émile, pleurèrent en voyant l'accident - All of the children, save Émile, cried when they saw the accident

Synonym: hors (normal register)

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Pronunciation: [uhr mee]