Main Entry: sep·a·rat·ist

Pronunciation: \ˈse-p(ə-)rə-tist, ˈse-pə-ˌrā-\

Function: noun

Date: 1608

: one that favors separatism: as a capitalized : one of a group of 16th and 17th century English Protestants preferring to separate from rather than to reform the Church of England b : an advocate of independence or autonomy for a part of a political unit (as a nation) c : an advocate of racial or cultural separation

— separatist adjective

— sep·a·ra·tis·tic \ˌse-p(ə-)rə-ˈtis-tik\ adjective