Word Study
separatism
CIDE DICTIONARY
separatism, n. [CF. F. séparatisme.].
The character or act of a separatist; disposition to withdraw from a church; the practice of so withdrawing. [1913 Webster]
THESAURUS
separatism
abstraction, alienation, apartheid, detachment, disarticulation, disassociation, disconnectedness, disconnection, discontinuity, disengagement, disjointing, disjunction, dislocation, disunion, division, divorce, divorcement, incoherence, isolation, luxation, parting, partition, removal, segmentation, separateness, separation, subdivision, subtraction, withdrawal, zoningFor further exploring for "separatism" in Webster Dictionary Online