'Secession' definitions:
Definition of 'secession'
(from WordNet)
noun
An Austrian school of art and architecture parallel to the French art nouveau in the 1890s [syn: secession, sezession]
noun
The withdrawal of eleven southern states from the Union in 1860 which precipitated the American Civil War
noun
Formal separation from an alliance or federation [syn: secession, withdrawal]
Definition of 'Secession'
From: GCIDE
- Secession \Se*ces"sion\ (s[-e]*s[e^]sh"[u^]n), n. [L. secessio: cf. F. s['e]cession. See Secede.]
- 1. The act of seceding; separation from fellowship or association with others, as in a religious or political organization; withdrawal. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (U.S. Hist.) The withdrawal of a State from the national Union. [1913 Webster]
- Secession Church (in Scotland). See Seceder. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'secession'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- agreement to disagree,
- alienation,
- apostasy,
- backsliding,
- betrayal,
- bolt,
- break,
- breakaway,
- breaking,
- counter-culture,
- defection,
- dereliction,
- deserter,
- desertion,
- difference,
- disaccord,
- disagreement,
- disapprobation,
- disapproval,
- disloyalty,
- disparity,
- dissatisfaction,
- dissension,
- dissent,
- dissentience,
- dissidence,
- diversity,
- dropping out,
- faithlessness,
- going over,
- minority opinion,
- nonagreement,
- nonassent,
- nonconcurrence,
- nonconformity,
- nonconsent,
- opposition,
- ratting,
- recidivation,
- recidivism,
- recreancy,
- recusance,
- recusancy,
- rejection,
- repudiation,
- retirement,
- schism,
- separation,
- treason,
- turning traitor,
- underground,
- variance,
- walkout,
- withdrawal