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    Our modern separatists pronounce all those heretical, or carnal, from whom they have withdrawn.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. Li Zuocheng:

    If the possibility for peaceful reunification is lost, the people's armed forces will, with the whole nation, including the people of Taiwan, take all necessary steps to resolutely smash any separatist plots or actions, we do not promise to abandon the use of force, and reserve the option to take all necessary measures, to stabilise and control the situation in the Taiwan Strait.

  2. United States:

    The United States and Defense Tuesday.Does Taiwan separatist forces must take the responsibility and pay the price for the mistakes they made.

  3. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan:

    If America does not keep to its promises, our offensive will continue from where it left off, with a much greater determination, there is no place for the (Kurdish fighters) in Syrias future. We hope that with Russias cooperation, we will rid the region of separatist terror.

  4. Alonso Segura:

    It's unfortunate, what's needed is a world that's more integrated, not one that fractures. It's worrisome that these separatist initiatives are happening in other parts of the world.

  5. Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu:

    It has been revealed that a YPG member who infiltrated from Syria with members of the separatist terror organization conducted this attack.

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