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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a doctrine that maintains the right of secession;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Secessionism \Se*ces"sion*ism\, n. The doctrine or policy of secession; the tenets of secession; the tenets of secessionists. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

secessionism n 1: a doctrine that maintains the right of secession