'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]