ˈsep(ə)rə̇d.ˌizəm, -ə̇ˌti- noun
( -s )
Etymology: separate (II) + -ism
1.
a. : a disposition toward secession or schism
arrest the wave of separatism among the nationalities — Julian Towster
especially : advocacy of withdrawal from a parent group (as a church)
though a militant Puritan … was still opposed to Separatism — George Willison
— compare individualism , isolationism
b. : the principles and practices of a separatist
promoters of secession … who swept the South into the adventure in separatism — J.G.Randall
especially capitalized : the principles and practices of the Separatists
2. : social separation : exclusiveness , segregation
centuries of class separatism — E.B.George
various forms and degrees of racial separatism — Sophia McDowell