v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Seceded; p. pr. & vb. n. Seceding. ] [ L. secedere, secessum; pref se- aside + cedere to go, move. See Cede. ] To withdraw from fellowship, communion, or association; to separate one's self by a solemn act; to draw off; to retire; especially, to withdraw from a political or religious body. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. One who secedes. [ 1913 Webster ]

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 ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Secerned p. pr. & vb. n. Secerning. ] [ L. secernere. See Secrete. ] 1. To separate; to distinguish. [ 1913 Webster ]

Averroes secerns a sense of titillation, and a sense of hunger and thirst. Sir W. Hamilton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Physiol.) To secrete; as, mucus secerned in the nose. Arbuthnot. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. secernens, p. pr. ] (Physiol.) Secreting; secretory. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. That which promotes secretion. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Anat.) A vessel in, or by means of, which the process of secretion takes place; a secreting vessel. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Physiol.) The act or process of secreting. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. secessus. See Secede. ] Retirement; retreat; secession. [ Obs. ] Dr. H. More. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. secessio: cf. F. sécession. See Secede. ] 1. The act of seceding; separation from fellowship or association with others, as in a religious or political organization; withdrawal. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (U.S. Hist.) The withdrawal of a State from the national Union. [ 1913 Webster ]

Secession Church (in Scotland). See Seceder. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The doctrine or policy of secession; the tenets of secession; the tenets of secessionists. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. One who upholds secession. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (U.S. Hist.) One who holds to the belief that a State has the right to separate from the Union at its will. [ 1913 Webster ]