Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

separatist

/ˈsɛpəɹətɪst/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.12 in modern English

Syllables: sep-a-ra-tist
IPA: /ˈsɛpəɹətɪst/

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone who advocates separation from the established Church; a member of any of various sects or schismatic movements.

noun

A person who advocates or seeks the splitting of one country or territory into two politically independent countries or territories.

adj

Advocating ecclesiastical separation.

adj

Advocating or seeking the separation of one country or territory into two politically independent countries or territories.

Example Sentences

"Near-synonym: secessionist"
"On rare occasions French-Canadian separatists have resorted to violence."
"He is a Scottish nationalist and has a large collection of separatist literature."

Etymology

Etymology tree English separate Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English separatist From separate + -ist.

Inflected Forms

separatists (plural)

Derived Forms

antiseparatist proseparatist separatistic

Frequently Paired Words

sectarian schismatic devolutionist autonomist sovereigntist souverainist separatism

Synonyms

secessionist breakaway fissiparous separationist

Antonyms

centralist unionist federalist

Questions

How do you pronounce separatist?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɛpəɹətɪst/.
What does separatist mean?: Someone who advocates separation from the established Church; a member of any of various sects or schismatic movements.
Where does separatist come from?: Etymology tree English separate Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English separatist From separate + -ist.

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