separatical

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

separate +‎ -ical?

Adjective[edit]

separatical (comparative more separatical, superlative most separatical)

  1. Of or pertaining to separatism in religion; schismatical.
    • 1830, Timothy Dwight, The Life of President Edwards:
      Churches and congregations were torn asunder , many ministers were dismissed , churches of a separatical character were formed , the peace of society was permanently broken up

References[edit]

“separatical”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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