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- DictionarySep·a·ra·tism/ˈsep(ə)rəˌtizəm/
noun
- 1. the advocacy or practice of separation of a certain group of people from a larger body on the basis of ethnicity, religion, or gender: "French Canadian separatism"
noun
Advocacy of a state of cultural, ethnic, tribal, religious, racial, governmental or gender separation from the larger group
Separatism is the advocacy of cultural, ethnic, tribal, religious, racial, regional, governmental, or gender separation from the larger group. As with secession, separatism conventionally refers to full political separation. Groups simply seeking greater autonomy are usually not considered separatists. Some discourse settings equate separatism with religious segregation, racial segregation, or sex... Wikipedia