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Separatist

/ˈsɛpəɹətɪst/

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

📖 Definitions of "Separatist"

noun
  1. 1

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

  2. 2

    A 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."

adjective
  1. 1

    Advocating ecclesiastical separation.

  2. 2

    Advocating 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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