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  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Schismatic  \Schis*mat"ic\  (s[i^]z*m[a^]t"[i^]k;  so  nearly  all 
  ortho["e]pists),  a.  [L.  schismaticus  Gr  ?:  cf  F. 
  schismatique.] 
  Of  or  pertaining  to  schism;  implying  schism;  partaking  of  the 
  nature  of  schism;  tending  to  schism;  as  schismatic  opinions 
  or  proposals. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Schismatic  \Schis*mat"ic\  (?;  277),  n. 
  One  who  creates  or  takes  part  in  schism;  one  who  separates 
  from  an  established  church  or  religious  communion  on  account 
  of  a  difference  of  opinion.  ``They  were  popularly  classed 
  together  as  canting  schismatics.''  --Macaulay. 
 
  Syn:  Heretic;  partisan.  See  {Heretic}. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  schismatic 
  adj  :  of  or  relating  to  or  involved  in  or  characteristic  of 
  schism;  "schismatic  sects"  [syn:  {schismatical}] 




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