What does Separatist mean?

Definitions for Separatist
ˈsɛp ər ə tɪst, -əˌreɪ-sep·a·ratist

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. separatist, separationistadjective

    an advocate of secession or separation from a larger group (such as an established church or a national union)

  2. breakaway, fissiparous, separatistadjective

    having separated or advocating separation from another entity or policy or attitude

    "a breakaway faction"

Wiktionary

  1. separatistnoun

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

  2. separatistnoun

    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.

  3. separatistadjective

    Advocating ecclesiastical separation.

  4. separatistadjective

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

    He is a Scottish nationalist and has a large collection of separatist literature.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Separatistnoun

    One who divides from the church; a schismatick; a seceder.

    Etymology: separatiste, Fr. from separate.

    The anabaptists, separatists, and sectaries tenets are full of schism, and inconsistent with monarchy. Francis Bacon.

    Our modern separatists pronounce all those heretical, or carnal, from whom they have withdrawn. Decay of Piety.

    Says the separatist, if those, who have the rule over you, should command you any thing about church affairs, you ought not, in conscience, to obey them. Robert South, Sermons.

ChatGPT

  1. separatist

    A separatist is a person or a member of a group advocating for separation or secession from an established socio-political organization, union, entity, or structure to which they belong. This could be in order to create a new independent society or join another existing one. Separatism is often based on issues like religion, ethnicity, race, or cultural differences.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Separatistnoun

    one who withdraws or separates himself; especially, one who withdraws from a church to which he has belonged; a seceder from an established church; a dissenter; a nonconformist; a schismatic; a sectary

  2. Etymology: [Cf. F. sparatiste.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Separatist in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Separatist in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of Separatist in a Sentence

  1. Volodymyr Zelenskyy:

    So, Putin launched a GRU-hosted misinformation effort to color the Zelenskyy government as anti-Russian and anti-separatist, his use of ‘Nazi’ resonates with many Russians because of the slow-healing scars still plaguing the Russians from World War II.

  2. Alan Tudge:

    Our ship is slightly veering towards a European separatist multicultural model and we want to pull it back to be firmly on the Australian integrated path.

  3. President Tayyip Erdogan:

    These are the last throes of the separatist terror group. These are also the last throes of their extensions.

  4. Matthew Rycroft:

    The separatist forces are Russia's creation, they are Russia's tool, russia has the capacity and the influence to control the separatist forces. It must exercise that influence to ensure compliance with the Minsk agreements.

  5. State Department:

    The secretary expressed grave concern about the sharp increase in separatist attacks in Eastern Ukraine, and urged an immediate ceasefire and full implementation of Minsk obligations.

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