| Secession 1. (n.) Volunrary withdrawal from fellowship or association with others, as in a religious or political organization; withdrawal. 2. (n.) The withdrawal of a State from the national Union. Thesaurus Entries 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 |