NOUN | time | Great Schism | the period from 1378 to 1417 during which there were two papacies in the Roman Catholic Church, one in Rome and one in Avignon |
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Meaning | The period from 1378 to 1417 during which there were two papacies in the Roman Catholic Church, one in Rome and one in Avignon. | |
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Category | Roman Catholic, Western Church, Roman Catholic Church, Church of Rome, Roman Church | The Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy |
Instance of | schism | The formal separation / separation of a church into two churches or the withdrawal of one group over doctrinal differences |
time period, period of time, period | An amount of time |
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