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schism

noun

1 schism

Division of a group into opposing factions:
— Another schism like that and they will wind up in bankruptcy.

synonym: split.

Roget 713: disagreement etc. 24; discord, disaccord, dissidence, dissonance; jar, clash, shock; jarring, jostling etc. v.; ... show more

Roget 984: heterodoxy; error etc. 495; false doctrine, heresy, schism; schismaticism, schismaticalness; recusancy, backsliding, apostasy; atheism etc. ... show more

Roget 489: dissent; discordance etc. (disagreement) 24; difference diversity of opinion.    nonconformity etc. (heterodoxy) 984; protestantism, recusancy, schism; disaffection; ... show more

2 schism

The formal separation of a church into two churches or the withdrawal of one group over doctrinal differences.

Polish: schizma, schyzma


Moby thesaurus: affiliation, alienation, apostasy, betrayal, body, bolt, branch, breach, breach of friendship, break, breakaway, chasm, church, cleavage, cleft, communion, community, defection, denomination, dereliction ... show more.

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