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separatist.

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

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Meaning & usage

noun/ˈsɛpəɹətɪst/

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

  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.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English separate Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English separatist From separate + -ist.

adj/ˈsɛpəɹətɪst/

  1. Advocating ecclesiastical separation.

    not-comparable

  2. Advocating or seeking the separation of one country or territory into two politically independent countries or territories.

    not-comparable
    He is a Scottish nationalist and has a large collection of separatist literature.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English separate Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English separatist From separate + -ist.

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