Separatism

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A theory or doctrine which supports a state of separation between organizations, institutions, or other societal groups (e.g. between church and state) or between different political jurisdictions (e.g. a country and its former colony). countable, uncountable

    "She wrote an essay expounding the tenets of Scottish separatism."

  2. 2
    advocacy of a policy of strict separation of church and state wordnet
  3. 3
    The practice of treating members of different societal groups in a politically, legally, or economically different manner. countable, uncountable

    "Apartheid was a government-enforced form of separatism in which people received unequal social benefits based on race."

  4. 4
    a disposition toward schism and secession from a larger group; the principles and practices of separatists wordnet
  5. 5
    a social system that provides separate facilities for minority groups wordnet

Etymology

From separate + -ism.

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