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Synonyms for schism

Grammar : Noun
Spell : siz-uh m, skiz-
Phonetic Transcription : ˈsɪz əm, ˈskɪz-

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Définition of schism

Origin :
  • late 14c., scisme, "dissention within the church," from Old French scisme, cisme "a cleft, split" (12c.), from Church Latin schisma, from Greek skhisma (genitive skhismatos) "division, cleft," in New Testament applied metaphorically to divisions in the Church (e.g. I Cor. xii.25), from stem of skhizein "to split" (see shed (v.)). Spelling restored 16c., but pronunciation unchanged. Often in reference to the Great Schism (1378-1417) in the Western Church.
  • noun separation
Example sentences :
  • At the fall of the western empire Acacius attempts his schism.
  • Extract from : « The Formation of Christendom, Volume VI » by Thomas W. (Thomas William) Allies
  • Rome, that boasts of her freedom from schism should blot the 18th century from her page.
  • Extract from : « Fox's Book of Martyrs » by John Foxe
  • Quick work was to be made of schism, heresy, and rebellion in France.
  • Extract from : « The Rise of the Hugenots, Vol. 1 (of 2) » by Henry Martyn Baird
  • The work of schism has been pretty extensive in some parts of this District.
  • Extract from : « The Story of My Life » by Egerton Ryerson
  • In that case you would choose some other ultimatum as your test of schism.
  • Extract from : « Loss and Gain » by John Henry Newman
  • They retired into their castles and remained aloof from the schism.
  • Extract from : « The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07 » by Various
  • By that time almost all traces of the schism had disappeared.
  • Extract from : « The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07 » by Various
  • What act of union with heretics, or of schism with the Church, can you lay to my charge?
  • Extract from : « Pascal » by John Tulloch
  • But such thoughts border on heresy and schism; away with them.
  • Extract from : « The Tapestry Book » by Helen Churchill Candee
  • The schism which the oaths had produced was, as yet, insignificant.
  • Extract from : « The History of England from the Accession of James II. » by Thomas Babington Macaulay

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