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Loyalist vs Separatist - What's the difference?

loyalist | separatist |

As nouns the difference between loyalist and separatist

is that loyalist is a person who is loyal to a cause, generally used as a political affiliation while separatist is someone who advocates separation from the established Church; a member of any of various sects or schismatics.

As an adjective separatist is

advocating ecclesiastical separation.

loyalist

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A person who is loyal to a cause, generally used as a political affiliation.

    • separatist

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Someone who advocates separation from the established Church; a member of any of various sects or schismatics.
  • A person who advocates or seeks the splitting of one country or territory into two politically independent countries or territories.
    • On rare occasions French-Canadian separatists have resorted to violence.

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Advocating ecclesiastical separation.
  • Advocating or seeking the separation of one country or territory into two politically independent countries or territories.
    • He is a Scottish nationalist and has a large collection of separatist literature.

    Related terms

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