Secession Synonyms

sĭ-sĕshən
Formal separation from an alliance or federation
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. withdrawal
  2. seceding
  3. retraction
  4. severance
An Austrian school of art and architecture parallel to the French art nouveau in the 1890s
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. sezession

Words Related to Secession

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. retirement
  2. presbyterian
  3. secede
  4. established-church

Secession Sentence Examples

  • The interval of secession was perhaps the happiest in his life.

  • On the 10th of January 1861 an ordinance of secession, which declared Florida to be a " sovereign and independent nation," was adopted by a state convention, and Florida became one of the Confederate States of America.

  • The first general movement toward secession was in 1850.

  • He repudiated the doctrine of secession, and pleaded for compromise and conciliation.

  • In May 1860 he was appointed instructor of cavalry at West Point, but resigned on the secession of Virginia.

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