Separatist

noun

/ˈsɛpəɹətɪst/

Word Frequency: 1.0

Definitions

1.nounSomeone who advocates separation from the established Church; a member of any of various sects or schismatics.

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

"On rare occasions French-Canadian separatists have resorted to violence."

3.adjectiveAdvocating ecclesiastical separation.

4.adjectiveAdvocating 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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