What does "separatist" mean?

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

What is a synonym for "separatist"?

Common synonyms include: abjuratory, apostate, backslider, bolter, breakaway, breakaway.

Pronounced //ˈsɛpəɹətɪst//.

/ˈsɛpəɹətɪst/ adj, noun

adj, noun ·Moderate ·College level

Noun

1
Someone who advocates separation from the established Church; a member of any of various sects or schismatic movements.
2
an advocate of secession or separation from a larger group (such as an established church or a national union) wordnet
3
A person who advocates or seeks the splitting of one country or territory into two politically independent countries or territories.
"Near-synonym: secessionist"

Adjective

1
Advocating ecclesiastical separation. not-comparable
2
Advocating or seeking the separation of one country or territory into two politically independent countries or territories. not-comparable
"He is a Scottish nationalist and has a large collection of separatist literature."

Adjective

1
having separated or advocating separation from another entity or policy or attitude wordnet

"The separatist movement is creating conflict within the country."

From separate + -ist.