Found 2 items, similar to secession.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: secession secession n 1: an Austrian school of art and architecture parallel to the French art nouveau in the 1890s [syn: sezession] 2: the withdrawal of eleven Southern states from the Union in 1860 which precipitated the American Civil War 3: formal separation from an alliance or federation [syn: withdrawal]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Secession 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]