Look up: Schism

1. schism
   [n] - division of a group into opposing factions
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2. schism
   Formal split over a doctrinal difference between religious believers, as in the final schism between the...
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3. 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
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4. 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, a...
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5. 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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6. schism
   noun the formal separation of a church into two churches or the withdrawal of one group over doctrinal differences
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7. 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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8. schism
   in Christianity, a break in the unity of the church.[6 related articles]
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9. schism
   schism, in religion: see heresy; Schism, Great.
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10. 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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11. Schism
    (song) "`Schism`" is a song by American rock band Tool. It was the first single and music video from their third full-length album, Lateralus. In 2002, Tool won the Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance for the song. "Schism" was released as a DVD single on Decemb...
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12. Schism
    (novel) `Schism` is a novel in the Saga of the Skolian Empire, a series of science fiction books by Catherine Asaro. It was first published in 2004. Plot summary: The novel takes place about 25 years after the events in the previous novel, Skyfall. Eldrinson Valdoria and his wif...
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13. Schism
    (religion) A `schism` ( or ), from Greek σχίσμα, skhísma (from σχίζω, skhízō, "to tear, to split"), is a division between people, usually belonging to an organization or movement religious denomination. The word is most freq...
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