schisms
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əm, ˈskɪz- noun
1.
division or disunion, especially into mutually opposed parties.
2.
the parties so formed.
3.
Ecclesiastical.
a.
a formal division within, or separation from, a church or religious body over some doctrinal difference.
b.
the state of a sect or body formed by such division.
c.
the offense of causing or seeking to cause such a division.
Origin:
1350–1400; < Late Latin (Vulgate) sc(h)isma (stem sc(h)ismat-) < Greek, derivative of schízein to split, with -ma (stem -mat-) noun suffix of result; replacing Middle English (s)cisme, sisme < Middle French < Late Latin, as above
1350–1400; < Late Latin (Vulgate) sc(h)isma (stem sc(h)ismat-) < Greek, derivative of schízein to split, with -ma (stem -mat-) noun suffix of result; replacing Middle English (s)cisme, sisme < Middle French < Late Latin, as above
Related forms
schism·less, adjective
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schism (ˈskɪzəm, ˈsɪz-) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the division of a group into opposing factions |
| 2. | the factions so formed |
| 3. | division within or separation from an established Church, esp the Roman Catholic Church, not necessarily involving differences in doctrine |
| [C14: from Church Latin schisma, from Greek skhisma a cleft, from skhizein to split] | |
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Word Origin & History
schism
late 14c., scisme, "dissention within the church," from O.Fr. cisme "a cleft, split," from L.L. schisma, from Gk. skhisma (gen. skhismatos) "division, cleft," from stem of skhizein "to split" (see shed (v.)). Spelling restored 16c., but pronunciation unchanged. Often in reference
to the Great Schism (1378-1417) in the Western Church. Related: Schismatic (n.; late 14c.).
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American Heritage
Cultural Dictionary
schism [(siz-uhm, skiz-uhm)]A break within a church, such as the division between the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church.
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Easton
Bible Dictionary
Schism definition
a separation, an alienation causing divisions among Christians, who ought to be united (1 Cor. 12:25).
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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Example sentences
These schisms widened during the years of exile as leaders blamed each other for the failure of the protests.
It had no territorial ambitions to satisfy, and no ethnic schisms to resolve.
In it he observes that the devil sows heresy and schisms in order to subvert souls which have escaped the snares of idolatry.
Doctrinal schisms have produced huge amounts of misery as subsects of various religions have been pitted against each other.
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