Look up: Schism

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   schism
   [n] - division of a group into opposing factions
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   schism
   Formal split over a doctrinal difference between religious believers, as in the final schism between the...
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   Schism
   Schism noun [ Middle English scisme , Old French cisme , scisme , French schisme , Latin schisma , Greek schi`sma , from schi`zein to split; akin to Latin scindere , Sanskrit chid , and probably to English shed , v.t. (which see); confer Rescind , Schedule , Zest .] Division or separation; speci ...
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   schism
   Division or separation; specifically, permanent division or separation in the Christian church; breach of unity among people of the same religious faith; the offense of seeking to produce division in a church without justifiable cause. 'Set bounds to our passions by reason, to our errors by truth, and to our schisms by charity.' (Eikon Basilike) Gr ...
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   schism
   split noun division of a group into opposing factions; `another schism like that and they will wind up in bankruptcy`
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   schism
   noun the formal separation of a church into two churches or the withdrawal of one group over doctrinal differences
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   Schism
   `Schism` or `schisms` may refer to: In `religion`: * A formal breach of union. * Schism (religion), a division or a split. * East-West Schism or The Great Schism, the split between the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church in the eleventh century In `popular culture`: * `Schisms` (`TNG` episode), a `Star Trek: The Next Generation` episode * Schism (VFD), an event which occurred within the fictional V.F.D. organization in Lemony ...
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   Schism
   • (n.) Division or separation; specifically (Eccl.), permanent division or separation in the Christian church; breach of unity among people of the same religious faith; the offense of seeking to produce division in a church without justifiable cause.
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   schism
   in Christianity, a break in the unity of the church.[6 related articles]
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    schism
    schism, in religion: see heresy; Schism, Great.
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    Schism
    The withdrawal of a party from an established group and its inclination to form a new order. The term may also mean 'dissension.' The former meaning, however, is the usual one. Thus, the separation of the Greek and the Roman Catholic churches (culminating in 1054) is known as the ''Great Schism.' -- V.F.
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