SEPARATISM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does separatism mean? 

• SEPARATISM (noun)
  The noun SEPARATISM has 3 senses:

1. a social system that provides separate facilities for minority groups

2. a disposition toward schism and secession from a larger group; the principles and practices of separatists

3. advocacy of a policy of strict separation of church and state

  Familiarity information: SEPARATISM used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SEPARATISM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A social system that provides separate facilities for minority groups

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Synonyms:

segregation; separatism

Hypernyms ("separatism" is a kind of...):

social organisation; social organization; social structure; social system; structure (the people in a society considered as a system organized by a characteristic pattern of relationships)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "separatism"):

racial segregation (segregation by race)

de facto segregation (segregation (especially in schools) that happens in fact although not required by law)

de jure segregation (segregation that is imposed by law)

purdah; sex segregation (the traditional Hindu or Muslim system of keeping women secluded)

white separatism (a social system in which white people live separately from members of other races)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A disposition toward schism and secession from a larger group; the principles and practices of separatists

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Context example:

demands for some form of separatism on grounds of religion have been perceived as a threat to mainstream education

Hypernyms ("separatism" is a kind of...):

disposition (a natural or acquired habit or characteristic tendency in a person or thing)

Derivation:

separatist (an advocate of secession or separation from a larger group (such as an established church or a national union))

Sense 3

Meaning:

Advocacy of a policy of strict separation of church and state

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

separationism; separatism

Hypernyms ("separatism" is a kind of...):

separation (the social act of separating or parting company)