separationist
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sep·a·ra·tion·ist
(sĕp′ə-rā′shə-nĭst)n.
A separatist.
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sep•a•ra•tist
(ˈsɛp ər ə tɪst, -əˌreɪ-)n.
1. a person who separates, as from a church.
2. an advocate of ecclesiastical or political separation.
adj. 3. of or pertaining to separatists.
[1600–10]
sep′a•ra•tism, n.
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Noun | 1. | separationist - an advocate of secession or separation from a larger group (such as an established church or a national union) church service, church - a service conducted in a house of worship; "don't be late for church" white separatist - someone who advocates a society in which white people live separately from members of other races |
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separationist
nounA person who dissents from the doctrine of an established church:
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