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se·ces·sion (si ses̸hən)

noun

  1. ☆ an act of seceding; formal withdrawal or separation
  2. the withdrawal of the Southern states from the federal Union at the start of the Civil War

Etymology: L secessio

secession Related Forms
se·ces·sional adjective
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secession

n.

secession Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • state: If the secession of the slave states was truly immoral, than of what possible import was the legal right?
  • Slovenia: The Serb-dominated Yugoslav Army tried to halt the secession of Slovenia by force, but failed.

Converse of object

  • prevent: Is there such perfect identity of interests among the States to compose a new union as to produce harmony only and prevent renewed secession?
  • include: The nations of Scotland and Wales have the right of self-determination up to and including secession.
  • advocate: It is that the party advocates secession from Belgium and the establishment of a Republic of Flanders.
  • join: On joining the Free Secession he was declared no longer a min. of this church 30th June 1843.
  • see: He saw the secession of the Methodist Episcopal Church South in 1844.
  • oppose: Far from opposing Slovene secession, Milosevic welcomed it.

Adjective modifier

  • Scottish: The Scottish Secession, among whom the movement began, were dissenters in relation to a Presbyterian establishment.
  • original: This was resisted and resented by congregations and caused the original Secession in 1733.
  • free: On joining the Free Secession he was declared no longer a min. of this church 30th June 1843.
  • large: His settlement gave rise to a large secession called by the name of Relief.
  • Viennese: In 1920 he took part in the fall exhibition of the Viennese Secession.
  • possible: The Albanians there are winning the battle of the cradle and already there are increasingly vocal demands for self-determination and possible secession.

Modifies a noun

  • congregation: Most of the Original Secession congregations went in to the Free church in 1852.
  • exhibition: The Guild's work was shown at the 1900 Vienna Secession Exhibition.
  • church: B. In 1884 the Secession Church building was taken down, a new church being built by October 1885.
  • movement: During the course of the century, there were various secession movements from the Established Church.
  • building: B. In 1884 the Secession Church building was taken down, a new church being built by October 1885.
  • body: It was after- ' wards sold to the United Secession body.

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