Search for crossword answers and clues
A miser's apt to become perverse, not joining in
Answer for the clue "A miser's apt to become perverse, not joining in ", 10 letters:
separatism
Word definitions for separatism in dictionaries
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1620s, from separate + -ism . First used in a denominational religious sense; from 1866 in a political sense.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
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.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a social system that provides separate facilities for minority groups [syn: segregation ] a disposition toward schism and secession from a larger group; the principles and practices of separatists; "separatism is a serious problem in Quebec"; "demands ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 A theory or doctrine which supports a state of separation between organizations, institutions, or other societal groups (e.g. between church and state) or between different political jurisdictions (e.g. a country and its former colony). 2 The practice ...
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
A common definition of separatism is that it is the advocacy of a state of cultural, ethnic, tribal, religious, racial, governmental or gender separation from the larger group. While it often refers to full political secession , separatist groups may seek ...
Usage examples of separatism.
Informality in dress, slang speech, movies, videos, television - all this makes assimilation easier, even at a time when professional racialists are calling for highbrow separatism.
The deads are beginning to abandon their early philosophy of total separatism.
He has good contacts among the wealthier Bubi, the ones who favor separatism, and he is inordinately ambitious.
That prejudice is compounded of equal parts hatred, political separatism, open contempt for federal laws, disdain of urban culture, and a creed of guerilla-style violence that has produced thousands of terrorists whose sole aim is to destroy the legitimate government of this planet.