2. (Eccl. Hist.) One of a numerous body of Presbyterians in Scotland who seceded from the communion of the Established Church, about the year 1733, and formed the Secession Church, so called. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
seceder — secede ► VERB ▪ withdraw formally from membership of a federal union or a political or religious organization. DERIVATIVES seceder noun. ORIGIN Latin secedere withdraw … English terms dictionary
seceder — noun see secede … New Collegiate Dictionary
seceder — noun One who secedes, such as from a country or organization … Wiktionary
sécéder — (entrée créée par le supplément) (sé sé dé) v. n. Mot forgé du latin. Opérer une sécession, en parlant d États confédérés. • La Caroline du Sud avait sécédé la première, le 20 décembre 1860, Rev. des Deux Mondes, 1er juin 1873, p. 501.… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
seceder — se ced·er || sɪ sɪËdÉ™(r) n. one who withdraws from an alliance or organization … English contemporary dictionary
seceder — 1) decrees 2) recedes … Anagrams dictionary
seceder — n. Sectary, separatist … New dictionary of synonyms
seceder — se·ced·er … English syllables
seceder — də(r) noun ( s) 1. : one that secedes 2. usually capitalized : a member of the Secession Church of Scotland or any of its daughter churches … Useful english dictionary
secede — seceder, n. /si seed /, v.i., seceded, seceding. to withdraw formally from an alliance, federation, or association, as from a political union, a religious organization, etc. [1695 1705; < L secedere to withdraw. See SE , CEDE] * * * … Universalium
