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Secession Church

Secession \Se*ces"sion\ (s[-e]*s[e^]sh"[u^]n), n. [L. secessio: cf. F. s['e]cession. See Secede.]

  1. The act of seceding; separation from fellowship or association with others, as in a religious or political organization; withdrawal.

  2. (U.S. Hist.) The withdrawal of a State from the national Union.

    Secession Church (in Scotland). See Seceder.