separatists

Definition of separatists in English English dictionary: plural of separatist; English believers following the Reformation who became dissatisfied with the doctrines and practices of the established Church (Anglican) They included the Puritans, Baptists, and other congregational groups; Englishmen like the Pilgrims who believed that the Church of England was so corrupt that it could not be reformed; Protestant congregations that separated from the Church of England, the Presbyterians, and even from the Independent forms of church organization
separatist: Advocating or seeking the separation of one country or territory into two politically independent countries or territories
He is a Scottish nationalist and has a large collection of separatist literature.
separatist: Advocating ecclesiastical separation
separatist: A person who advocates or seeks the splitting of one country or territory into two politically independent countries or territories
On rare occasions French-Canadian separatists have resorted to violence.
separatist: Someone who advocates separation from the established Church; a member of any of various sects or schismatics
separatist: a seceder
separatist: {n} a schismatic, dissenter, seceder
separatist: having separated or advocating separation from another entity or policy or attitude; "a breakaway faction"
separatist: an advocate of secession or separation from a larger group (such as an established church or a national union)
separatist: 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
separatist: Separatists are people who want their own separate government or are involved in separatist activities. The army has come under attack by separatists. someone who belongs to a group that wants to start a new country with its own government, by separating from the country that they belong to now
separatist: {i} one who supports separation, one who supports secession or segregation
separatist: Separatist organizations and activities within a country involve members of a group of people who want to establish their own separate government or are trying to do so. the Basque separatist movement