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separatism
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun separatism has 3 senses
- separatism(n = noun.group) segregation - a social system that provides separate facilities for minority groups; Array is a kind of social organisation, social organization, social structure, social system, structure
- separatism(n = noun.attribute) Array - a disposition toward schism and secession from a larger group; the principles and practices of separatists; "separatism is a serious problem in Quebec"; "demands for some form of separatism on grounds of religion have been perceived as a threat to mainstream education" is a kind of disposition
- separatism(n = noun.act) separationism - advocacy of a policy of strict separation of church and state; Array is a kind of separation
has particulars: racial segregation, de facto segregation, de jure segregation, purdah, sex segregation, white separatism
Derived form noun separatist1
CIDE DICTIONARY
separatism, n. [CF. F. séparatisme.].
The character or act of a separatist; disposition to withdraw from a church; the practice of so withdrawing. [1913 Webster]
THESAURUS
separatism
abstraction, alienation, apartheid, detachment, disarticulation, disassociation, disconnectedness, disconnection, discontinuity, disengagement, disjointing, disjunction, dislocation, disunion, division, divorce, divorcement, incoherence, isolation, luxation, parting, partition, removal, segmentation, separateness, separation, subdivision, subtraction, withdrawal, zoning
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