separationist

American  

[sep-uh-rey-shuh-nist] / ˌsɛp əˈreɪ ʃə nɪst /

noun

1. separatist.

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Etymology

Origin of separationist

First recorded in 1880–85; separation + -ist

Example Sentences

“But it’s a separationist sort of act — us and them. Mine is not about that.”

From Los Angeles Times

The Hardison case came amid a long line of cases that scholars label “separationist,” because they ascribed to the “wall of separation” concept.

From Washington Times

“To religious conservatives,” he wrote, “‘under God’ is a crucial symbol, the last religious reference left in the schools since the separationist makeover of education.”

From Washington Post

That was a moment in American history when separationist secularism was pushing prayer out of state-funded schools, abolishing religious tests for public employment and showing unprecedented concern for the rights of religious minorities.

From Salon

Even James Madison, author of the First Amendment, did not share his colleague's separationist zeal.

From Salon