separatist
noun
a person who separates, withdraws, or secedes, as from an established church.
separatistic
-
a word derived from
separatist.
Example Sentences
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In some countries a hyperchurchly trend of the national or state church is responsible for dissenting movements which, left to themselves, finally take the form of separatistic churches.
From The Lutherans of New York Their Story and Their Problems by George Wenner
