What it means
- (noun) 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). “She wrote an essay expounding the tenets of Scottish separatism.”
- (noun) The practice of treating members of different societal groups in a politically, legally, or economically different manner. “Apartheid was a government-enformed form of separatism in which people received unequal social benefits based on race.”
Letter analysis
- Separatism contains 10 letters: 4 vowel(s) and 6 consonant(s).
- It uses 8 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 4.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 14.
Sub-words
- aspirates
- parasites
- aspirate
- parasite
- pastimes
- pastrami
- pastries
- primates
- raspiest
- spiraeas
- traipses
- armpits
- aspires
- imparts
- impasse
- impress
- maestri
- masters
- misstep
- misters
- parties
- pastier
- pasties
- pastime
- patsies
- permits
- persist
- pirates
- praises
- premiss
- priests
- primate
- rapists
- repasts
- sarapes
- satires
- satraps
- simpers
- sparest
- spiraea
- spireas
- spriest
- sprites
- streams
- stripes
- tampers
- traipse
- arises
- armies
- armpit
- aspire
- assert
- asters
- impart
- master
- merits
- misers
- mister
- miters
Related words
Other 10-letter words
- abandoning
- abbreviate
- abdicating
- abdication
- abductions
- aberration
- abhorrence
- abjuration
- abnegating
- abnegation
- abnormally
- abolishing
- abominable
- abominably
- abominated
- abominates
- aboriginal
- aborigines
Words starting with SEP
- sepal
- sepals
- separable
- separate
- separated
- separately
- separates
- separating
- separation
- separations
- separatist
- separatists
- separator
- separators
- sepia
- sepsis
- septa
- septet
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Words ending with ISM
Common questions
What does Separatism mean?
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).
How many letters are in Separatism?
Separatism has 10 letters.
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