SCHISM
\skˈɪzəm], \skˈɪzəm], \s_k_ˈɪ_z_ə_m]\
Definitions of SCHISM
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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A split or division, especially a permanent division or separation in the Christian church; sin of causing such a division; a body that has so separated in the church.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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A division of a church into factiors; an ecclesiastical faction.
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Schismatic.
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Schismatical.
By James Champlin Fernald
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