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  • They were sometimes called Separatists because they separated themselves from the church of England, sometimes

    Grandfather's Chair Nathaniel Hawthorne 1834

  • And as if the Polity doesn't have enough to contend with besides invading, flesh-eating aliens, they also have to deal with a human faction known as the Separatists who are not so much pro-Prador as they are anti-AI.

    REVIEW: Prador Moon by Neal Asher 2007

  • Mayflower passengers (at least those passengers belonging to the Pilgrim's church in Leyden) are properly classified as Separatists and referred to themselves as such (the term "Pilgrim" was tacked on later by historians).

    The "real" Thanksgiving 2008

  • The Separatists are a potent force; the lure of a sequel even more so.

    'Vicky Cristina' Joanne Kaufman 2008

  • The Separatists are a potent force; the lure of a sequel even more so.

    Abba-dabba doo! 2008

  • In fact, the most ironic thing about the BNP's much-vaunted page proving they're not racists or White Supremacists is that it proves them, by their arguments, to be White Separatists, which is also a racist philosophy.

    The BNP - As Bad as You Think They Are 2008

  • The group known as Separatists had suffered religious persecution in England, because they wanted to separate from the Church of England.

    History of American Women Maggiemac 2007

  • Shipmaster Singh and Councillor Halmyn had briefed us on the so-called Separatists of Maui-Covenant.

    Prayers To Broken Stones Simmons, Dan 1990

  • When they began to form these local churches, they separated themselves from the Church of England, and for this reason are called Separatists and Independents.

    A Brief History of the United States

  • [23] Also called Separatists, and later known as Congregationalists.

    Early European History Hutton Webster

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