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separatist - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'separatist' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Separatist [ n.]
- 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.

Meaning of 'separatist' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . separatist [ s]
Meaning (1):
- having separated or advocating separation from another entity or policy or attitude
Example in sentence:
  • a breakaway faction