separatism

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noun

a person who separates, withdraws, or secedes, as from an established church.

an advocate of separation, especially ecclesiastical or political separation.

adjective

of, pertaining to, or designating separatism or separatists: separatist forces; separatist tendencies.

Origin:
1600–10; separate (adj.) + -ist

Related forms

sep·a·ra·tism, noun

an·ti·sep·a·ra·tist, noun

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separatist or separationist (ˈsɛpərətɪst, ˈsɛprə-)

—n
	a. a person who advocates or practises secession from an organization or group
	b. (as modifier): a separatist movement

separationist or separationist

—n

'separatism or separationist

—n

separa'tistic or separationist

—*adj*

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separatist or separationist (ˈsɛpərətɪst, ˈsɛprə-)

—n
	a. a person who advocates or practises secession from an organization or group
	b. (as modifier): a separatist movement

separationist or separationist

—n

'separatism or separationist

—n

separa'tistic or separationist

—*adj*

Separatist (ˈsɛpərətɪst, ˈsɛprə-)

—n
	(sometimes not capital) a person who advocates the secession of a province, esp Quebec, from Canada

'Separatism

—n

Separatist (ˈsɛpərətɪst, ˈsɛprə-)

—n
	(sometimes not capital) a person who advocates the secession of a province, esp Quebec, from Canada

'Separatism

—n

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Word Origin & History

separatism

1620s, from separate + -ism. First used in a denominational religious sense.

separatist

c.1600, from separate + -ist. First used in a denominational religious sense.

Example sentences

Bilingualism there has led to separatism and growing animosity.

The strategies define terrorism and note that separatism and religious extremism are security risks.

But anyone wanting to find out what the parties really stand for on issues such as health, education or separatism is struggling.

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