sep|a|ra|tist

sep|a|ra|tist
sep|a|ra|tist «SEHP uhr uh tihst, SEHP ruh-», noun, adjective.
–n.
1. a member of a group that separates or withdraws from a larger group.
2. a person who favors separation from a church or state.
–adj.
of or characteristic of separatists or separatism: »

The report accuses [him] of aiding the separatist tendency of the services (Wall Street Journal).

Sep|a|ra|tist «SEHP uh RAY tihst, -uhr uh-; SEHP ruh-», noun.
any one of the Puritans who broke from the Church of England during the reign of James I.

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  • separatist — sep|a|ra|tist [ sep(ə)rətıst ] noun count a member of a group of people who want to be independent of a national, religious, or other group to which they belong: Basque separatists a separatist movement ╾ sep|a|ra|tism noun uncount …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • separatist — sep|a|ra|tist [ˈsepərətıst] n someone who belongs to a group that wants to start a new country with its own government, by separating from the country that they belong to now >separatism n [U] …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • separatist — sep•a•ra•tist [[t]ˈsɛp ər ə tɪst, əˌreɪ [/t]] n. 1) a person who separates, as from a church 2) an advocate of ecclesiastical or political separation 3) cvb of or pertaining to separatists • Etymology: 1600–10 sep′a•ra•tism, n …   From formal English to slang

  • Separatist — 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.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • separatist — separatism, n. /sep euhr euh tist, euh ray /, n. 1. a person who separates, withdraws, or secedes, as from an established church. 2. an advocate of separation, esp. ecclesiastical or political separation. adj. 3. of, pertaining to, or designating …   Universalium

  • antiseparatist — an ti•sep′a•ra tist n …   From formal English to slang

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