English Dictionary: separatist | by the DICT Development Group |
2 results for separatist | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Separatist \Sep`a*ra*tist\, n. [Cf. F. s[82]paratiste.] One who withdraws or separates himself; especially, one who withdraws from a church to which he has belonged; a seceder from an established church; a dissenter; a nonconformist; a schismatic; a sectary. Heavy fines on divines who should preach in any meeting of separatist . --Macaulay. |