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 ]