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separatist

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sep·a·ra·tist  (spr--tst, spr-, sp-r-)
n.
1. One who secedes or advocates separation, especially from an established church; a sectarian or separationist.
2. One who advocates disjunction of a group from a larger group or political unit: Basque separatists.
3. One who advocates cultural, ethnic, or racial separation.

sepa·ra·tism n.
sepa·ra·tist adj.
sepa·ra·tistic adj.

separatist [ˈsɛpərətɪst ˈsɛprə-], separationist
n
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy)
a.  a person who advocates or practises secession from an organization or group
b.  (as modifier) a separatist movement
separatism  n
separatistic  adj

Separatist [ˈsɛpərətɪst ˈsɛprə-]
n
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (sometimes not capital) a person who advocates the secession of a province, esp Quebec, from Canada
Separatism  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.separatist - an advocate of secession or separation from a larger group (such as an established church or a national union)
church service, church - a service conducted in a house of worship; "don't be late for church"
advocate, advocator, exponent, proponent - a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea
white separatist - someone who advocates a society in which white people live separately from members of other races
Adj.1.separatist - having separated or advocating separation from another entity or policy or attitude; "a breakaway faction"
independent - free from external control and constraint; "an independent mind"; "a series of independent judgments"; "fiercely independent individualism"
Translations
separatist [ˈsepərətɪst]
A. ADJseparatista
B. Nseparatista mf
separatist [ˈsɛpərətɪst]
adj [movement, party, organization] → séparatiste; [person, campaigner] → séparatiste; [activity, violence] → séparatiste
nséparatiste mf
separatist
nSeparatist(in) m(f)
separatist [ˈsɛprətɪst] adj & nseparatista (m/f)
separatist [ˈsɛprətɪst] adj & nseparatista (m/f)


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They were sometimes called Separatists because they separated themselves from the church of England, sometimes Brownists after the name of one of their eminent ministers.
 
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