# separatism

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #41,874

## Definitions
1. A theory or doctrine which supports a state of separation between organizations, institutions, or other societal groups (e.g. between church and state) or between different political jurisdictions (e.g. a country and its former colony).
2. The practice of treating members of different societal groups in a politically, legally, or economically different manner.

## Etymology
From separate + -ism.

## Easily confused with
- **separatist** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/separatism-vs-separatist)
- **separation** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/separation-vs-separatism)
- **separating** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/separating-vs-separatism)

## Common misspellings (15)
`esparatism`, `seapratism`, `sepaartism`, `separaitsm`, `separatims`, `separatismm`, `separatissm`, `separatsim`, `separattism`, `separratism`, `separtaism`, `sepparatism`, `sepraatism`, `spearatism`, `sseparatism`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/separatism