Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun separatism

3 senses of separatism

Sense 1
segregation, separatism -- (a social system that provides separate facilities for minority groups)
       => social organization, social organisation, social structure, social system, structure -- (the people in a society considered as a system organized by a characteristic pattern of relationships; "the social organization of England and America is very different"; "sociologists have studied the changing structure of the family")

Sense 2
separatism -- (a disposition toward schism and secession from a larger group; the principles and practices of separatists; "separatism is a serious problem in Quebec"; "demands for some form of separatism on grounds of religion have been perceived as a threat to mainstream education")
       => disposition -- (a natural or acquired habit or characteristic tendency in a person or thing; "a swelling with a disposition to rupture")

Sense 3
separationism, separatism -- (advocacy of a policy of strict separation of church and state)
       => separation -- (the social act of separating or parting company; "the separation of church and state")