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noun
2.
a person who promotes schism or is an adherent of a schismatic body.
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Schismatic
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| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
Origin:
1350–1400; < Late Latin schismaticus < Greek schismatikós (see schism, -ic); replacing Middle English scismatik < Middle French scismatique < Late Latin, as above
1350–1400; < Late Latin schismaticus < Greek schismatikós (see schism, -ic); replacing Middle English scismatik < Middle French scismatique < Late Latin, as above
Related forms
schis·mat·i·cal·ly, adverb
schis·mat·i·cal·ness, noun
non·schis·mat·ic, adjective
non·schis·mat·i·cal, adjective
un·schis·mat·ic, adjective
EXPANDun·schis·mat·i·cal, adjective
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