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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (3)

1. a social system that provides separate facilities for minority groups;
[syn: segregation, separatism]

2. a disposition toward schism and secession from a larger group; the principles and practices of separatists;
- Example: "separatism is a serious problem in Quebec"
- Example: "demands for some form of separatism on grounds of religion have been perceived as a threat to mainstream education"

3. advocacy of a policy of strict separation of church and state;
[syn: separationism, separatism]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Separatism \Sep"a*ra*tism\, n. [CF. F. s['e]paratisme.]
   The character or act of a separatist; disposition to withdraw
   from a church; the practice of so withdrawing.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

separatism
    n 1: a social system that provides separate facilities for
         minority groups [syn: segregation, separatism]
    2: 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"
    3: advocacy of a policy of strict separation of church and state
       [syn: separationism, separatism]


Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

30 Moby Thesaurus words for "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