Self-ruling and Set apart

Self-ruling adjective - Of, relating to, or favoring political democracy.

Set apart and self-ruling are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Set apart" instead an adjective phrase "Self-ruling".

Set apart verb - Select something or someone for a specific purpose.

Self-ruling and set apart are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Self-ruling" instead an adjective "Set apart".