CEFR B2

separatist

noun

Meaning

separatist means someone who advocates separation from the established Church; a member of any of various sects or schismatics. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

On rare occasions French-Canadian separatists have resorted to violence.
He is a Scottish nationalist and has a large collection of separatist literature.

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separatist (B2)

noun

Pronunciation: /ˈsɛpəɹətɪst/

Definition

Examples

On rare occasions French-Canadian separatists have resorted to violence.
He is a Scottish nationalist and has a large collection of separatist literature.
The article uses separatist to mean someone who advocates separation from the established Church; a member of any of....

How to Use separatist

a/the separatist (noun pattern): Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a separatist."
separatist in context (usage pattern): Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked separatist in context before translating it."

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