Separatism — refers to the advocacy of a state of cultural, ethnic, tribal, religious, racial or gender separation from the larger group, often with demands for greater political autonomy and even for full political secession and the formation of a new state … Wikipedia
separatism — SEPARATÍSM s.n. Tendinţă de separare, de desprindere dintr un grup social (constituit); izolare, atitudine singuratică. – Din fr. séparatisme. Trimis de LauraGellner, 21.07.2004. Sursa: DEX 98 SEPARATÍSM s. izolare. (Ce e acest separatism?)… … Dicționar Român
Separatism — Sep a*ra*tism, n. [CF. F. s[ e]paratisme.] The character or act of a separatist; disposition to withdraw from a church; the practice of so withdrawing. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
separatism — [sep′ə rə tiz΄əm] n. a condition or the advocacy of political, religious, or racial separation * * * See separatist. * * * … Universalium
separatism — index nonconformity Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
separatism — 1620s, from SEPARATE (Cf. separate) + ISM (Cf. ism). First used in a denominational religious sense … Etymology dictionary
separatism — ► NOUN ▪ the advocacy or practice of separation of a group of people from a larger body on the basis of ethnicity, religion, or gender. DERIVATIVES separatist noun & adjective … English terms dictionary
separatism — [sep′ə rə tiz΄əm] n. a condition or the advocacy of political, religious, or racial separation … English World dictionary
Separatism — Given Russia’s history with separatist movements during World War I and the ensuing Civil War which gave birth to the Baltic States, Finland, and the short lived independent states of Ukraine and Georgia and the dissolution of the Soviet Union … Historical Dictionary of the Russian Federation
separatism — noun 1. a disposition toward schism and secession from a larger group; the principles and practices of separatists separatism is a serious problem in Quebec demands for some form of separatism on grounds of religion have been perceived as a… … Useful english dictionary
