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schism
[ siz-uhm, skiz- ]
noun
- division or disunion, especially into mutually opposed parties.
- the parties so formed.
- Ecclesiastical.
- a formal division within, or separation from, a church or religious body over some doctrinal difference.
- the state of a sect or body formed by such division.
- the offense of causing or seeking to cause such a division.
schism
/ ˈsɪz-; ˈskɪzəm /
noun
- the division of a group into opposing factions
- the factions so formed
- division within or separation from an established Church, esp the Roman Catholic Church, not necessarily involving differences in doctrine
schism
- A break within a church , such as the division between the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church .
Other Words From
- schismless adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of schism1
Word History and Origins
Origin of schism1
Example Sentences
Aberdeen, perched on the North Sea, offers a perfect example of the schism between the top and bottom earners.
The schism in Wisconsin was the first crack in the Republican Party's hegemony.
Instead, journalists reached back to an earlier Republican schism from the days of Ulysses S. Grant.
Those are all products of political systems gone badly awry—through schism, invasion, or breakdown.
For the House of Israel, such authenticity has posed the threat of a schism, between Israel and Diaspora.
More than this, Jacobitism brought the National Church into peril of downright schism.
Even Bishop Ken said of him that he showed zeal to make the schism incurable.
This latter party had been rent asunder by the nonjuring schism.
The schism was not confined to the narrow limits of the Byzantine empire.
So ended the schism; and Bernard left Rome within five days after finishing his work.
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