SECESSION

secession, withdrawal

(noun) formal separation from an alliance or federation

Secession

(noun) the withdrawal of eleven southern states from the Union in 1860 which precipitated the American Civil War

secession, sezession

(noun) an Austrian school of art and architecture parallel to the French art nouveau in the 1890s

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

secession (countable and uncountable, plural secessions)

The act of seceding.

Source: Wiktionary

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Se*ces"sion, n. Etym: [L. secessio: cf. F. sécession. See Secede.]

1. The act of seceding; separation from fellowship or association with others, as in a religious or political organization; withdrawal.

2. (U.S. Hist.)

Definition: The withdrawal of a State from the national Union. Secession Church (in Scotland). See Seceder.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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