separatism

separatism
    n 1: a social system that provides separate facilities for
         minority groups [syn: {segregation}, {separatism}]
    2: 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"
    3: advocacy of a policy of strict separation of church and state
       [syn: {separationism}, {separatism}]
    

Separatism \Sep"a*ra*tism\, n. [CF. F. s['e]paratisme.]
   The character or act of a separatist; disposition to withdraw
   from a church; the practice of so withdrawing.
   [1913 Webster]
    

30 Moby Thesaurus words for "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, zoning