Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Separatist principles or practices; disposition to separate or withdraw from some combination or union.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The character or act of a separatist; disposition to withdraw from a church; the practice of so withdrawing.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
theory ordoctrine which supports a state ofseparation betweenorganizations ,institutions , or othersocietal groups (e.g. betweenchurch andstate ) or between differentpolitical jurisdictions (e.g. acountry and itsformer colony ). - noun The practice of treating members of different societal groups in a
politically ,legally , oreconomically different manner.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun advocacy of a policy of strict separation of church and state
- noun a disposition toward schism and secession from a larger group; the principles and practices of separatists
- noun a social system that provides separate facilities for minority groups
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word separatism.
Examples
-
Third, separatism is um foundational to fundamentalism, and it requires people who leave to be considered apostate.
-
Basically separatism is an idea that will die with an older generation who continues to support it vehemently.
-
Nationalist-based fascism and separatism is not a Texas or Southern issue, it's the train that the Far Right is now riding in every region of America.
Archive 2009-04-01 2009
-
Nationalist-based fascism and separatism is not a Texas or Southern issue, it's the train that the Far Right is now riding in every region of America.
-
David Cameron, at the Scottish Conservatives Conference warned that the Union had never been in more danger and "the ugly stain of separatism is seeping through the Union flag"; what is the best way we, as UK Unionists, can prevent that stain from spreading?
On the spot: Neil Johnston, NI Conservatives. O'Neill 2008
-
The most recent polls indicate separatism is supported by only about one third of the population of Quebec, the lowest number in forty years, yet the Bloc got most seats.
-
The most recent polls indicate separatism is supported by only about one third of the population of Quebec, the lowest number in forty years, yet the Bloc got most seats.
-
The issue of Basque separatism is central to the novel.
-
Cases where imposition of attempted imposition of monolingualism made no difference or made worse separatist tensions: 19th century Ireland (Irish almost wiped out by enforced English-only in the National Schools: made bugger-all difference to Irish desires for separatism from the UK, Kurds in Turkey, Kosovar Albanians in the 1990s.)
-
Quebec separatism is an emotional issue, not an intellectual one.
not so fast 2005
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.