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.
Secern
(Se*cern") v. t. [imp. & p. p. Secerned ; p. pr. & vb. n. Secerning.] [L. secernere. See
Secrete.]
1. To separate; to distinguish.
Averroes secerns a sense of titillation, and a sense of hunger and thirst.
Sir W. Hamilton. 2. (Physiol.) To secrete; as, mucus secerned in the nose. Arbuthnot.
Secernent
(Se*cern"ent) a. [L. secernens, p. pr.] (Physiol.) Secreting; secretory.
Secernent
(Se*cern"ent), n.
1. That which promotes secretion.
2. (Anat.) A vessel in, or by means of, which the process of secretion takes place; a secreting vessel.
Secernment
(Se*cern"ment) n. (Physiol.) The act or process of secreting.
Secess
(Se*cess") n. [L. secessus. See Secede.] Retirement; retreat; secession. [Obs.] Dr. H. More.
Secession
(Se*ces"sion) 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.
2. (U.S. Hist.) The withdrawal of a State from the national Union.
Secession Church See Seceder.
Secessionism
(Se*ces"sion*ism) n. The doctrine or policy of secession; the tenets of secession; the
tenets of secessionists.
Secessionist
(Se*ces"sion*ist), n.
1. One who upholds secession.
2. (U.S. Hist.) One who holds to the belief that a State has the right to separate from the Union at its
will.
Seche
(Seche) v. t. & i. To seek. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Sechium
(Se"chi*um) n. [NL.: cf. F. séchion; perhaps formed fr. Gr. cucumber.] (Bot.) The edible fruit
of a West Indian plant (Sechium edule) of the Gourd family. It is soft, pear-shaped, and about four inches
long, and contains a single large seed. The root of the plant resembles a yam, and is used for food.
Seck
(Seck) a. [F. sec, properly, dry, L. siccus.] Barren; unprofitable. See Rent seck, under Rent.
Seckel
(Seck"el) n. (Bot.) A small reddish brown sweet and juicy pear. It originated on a farm near
Philadelphia, afterwards owned by a Mr. Seckel.
Secle
(Se"cle) n. [L. saeculum: cf. F. siècle. See Secular.] A century. [Obs.] Hammond.
