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separatist

noun
/ˈsɛpəɹətɪst/

Etymology

From separate + -ist.

  1. derived from *per-✻ — “produce, procure, bring forward, bring forth”
  2. derived from sēparātus
  3. inherited from separaten
  4. formed as separatist — “separate + -ist”

Definitions

  1. Someone who advocates separation from the established Church

    Someone who advocates separation from the established Church; a member of any of various sects or schismatic movements.

  2. A person who advocates or seeks the splitting of one country or territory into two…

    A person who advocates or seeks the splitting of one country or territory into two politically independent countries or territories.

    • Near-synonym: secessionist
    • On rare occasions French-Canadian separatists have resorted to violence.

  3. Advocating ecclesiastical separation.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. Advocating or seeking the separation of one country or territory into two politically…

      Advocating or seeking the separation of one country or territory into two politically independent countries or territories.

      • He is a Scottish nationalist and has a large collection of separatist literature.

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Derived

antiseparatist, proseparatist, separatistic

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA