separatist

(sepə rə tist, -ə rāt′ist)

noun

  1. a person who withdraws or secedes, esp. a member of a group that has seceded from a larger group; dissenter
  2. a person who advocates political, religious, or racial separation

adjective

of separatists or separatism

See separatist in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  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.

Related Forms:

  • sepˈa·ra·tism noun
  • sepˈa·ra·tist adjective
  • sepˌa·ra·tisˈtic adjective

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