m, skiz-]
| 1. | division or disunion, esp. into mutually opposed parties. |
| 2. | the parties so formed. |
| 3. | Ecclesiastical.
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A break within a church, such as the division between the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church.
Schism
a separation, an alienation causing divisions among Christians, who ought to be united (1 Cor. 12:25).
schism
in Christianity, a break in the unity of the church
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