secession
/səˈsɛʃən/ noun
Forms secessions
Synonyms
armed secession secession war war of secession sezession withdrawal
Etymology
From Latin sēcessiō (“a withdrawing”).
Webster’s 1913
- noun The act of seceding; separation from fellowship or association with others, as in a religious or political organization; withdrawal.
- noun The withdrawal of a State from the national Union. Secession Church (in Scotland). See Seceder.
Etymology [L. secessio: cf. F. sécession. See Secede.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “secession”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details