[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

secession \seces"sion\ s-ese^sh"u^n, n. l. secessio:
   cf. f. s'ecession. 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
see also:
secede secession church seceder 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

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
see also:
sezession withdrawal 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

54 moby thesaurus words for "secession":
   agreement to disagree, alienation, apostasy, backsliding, betrayal,
   bolt, break, breakaway, breaking, counter-culture, defection,
   dereliction, deserter, desertion, difference, disaccord,
   disagreement, disapprobation, disapproval, disloyalty, disparity,
   dissatisfaction, dissension, dissent, dissentience, dissidence,
   diversity, dropping out, faithlessness, going over,
   minority opinion, nonagreement, nonassent, nonconcurrence,
   nonconformity, nonconsent, opposition, ratting, recidivation,
   recidivism, recreancy, recusance, recusancy, rejection,
   repudiation, retirement, schism, separation, treason,
   turning traitor, underground, variance, walkout, withdrawal

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