About The Word Separatist
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Separatist
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What's The Definition Of Separatist?
[n] an advocate of secession or separation from a larger group (such as an established church or a national union)
[adj] having separated or advocating separation from another entity or policy or attitude; "a breakaway faction" Synonyms | Synonyms for Separatist: breakaway | independent Related Terms | Find terms related to Separatist: See Also | advocate | advocator | exponent | proponent Separatist In Webster's Dictionary \Sep`a*ra*tist\, n. [Cf. F. s['e]paratiste.]
One who withdraws or separates himself; especially, one who
withdraws from a church to which he has belonged; a seceder
from an established church; a dissenter; a nonconformist; a
schismatic; a sectary.
Heavy fines on divines who should preach in any meeting
of separatist . --Macaulay.
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