| Pronunciation: | | 'sepurutist
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WordNet Dictionary |
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- [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"
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SEPARATIST is a 10 letter word that starts with S. |
| | Synonyms: | | breakaway, independent |
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| | See Also: | | advocate, advocator, exponent, proponent |
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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