D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Separatism

/sĕp'-ẽr-ət-ĭzˌ-əm/ · Sep·a·ra·tism · IPA /sˈɛpərətˌɪzəm/
01 n. The character or act of a separatist; disposition to withdraw from a church; the practice of so withdrawing.
  1. 1.
    The character or act of a separatist; disposition to withdraw from a church; the practice of so withdrawing.