| NOUN | act | schism, split | division of a group into opposing factions |
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| event | schism | the formal separation / separation of a church into two churches or the withdrawal of one group over doctrinal differences |
| Sounds | skih'zahm | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abolitionism ... zirconium: 557 rhymes with ahm... | |
| Meaning | division of a group into opposing factions. | |
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| Example | "another schism like that and they will wind up in bankruptcy" | |
| Synonym | split | |
| Broader | division | The act or process of dividing |
| Spanish | cisma | |
| Catalan | cisma | |
| Adjectives | schismatic, schismatical | of or relating to or involved in or characteristic of schism |
| Meaning | The formal separation / separation of a church into two churches or the withdrawal of one group over doctrinal differences. | |
|---|---|---|
| Instances | 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 |
| Broader | rupture, breach, break, severance, rift, falling out | A personal or social separation (as between opposing factions) |
| Spanish | cisma | |
| Adjectives | schismatic | of or relating to or involved in or characteristic of schism |
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