Secession Meaning

There are 3 meaning(s) for word Secession

Meaning 1 : an Austrian school of art and architecture parallel to the French art nouveau in the 1890s

    Synonyms : sezession
Meaning 2 : formal separation from an alliance or federation

    Synonyms : withdrawal
Meaning 3 : the withdrawal of eleven southern states from the Union in 1860 which precipitated the American Civil War