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schism |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Schism \Schism\, n. [OE. scisme, OF cisme, scisme, F. schisme, L. schisma, Gr schi`sma, fr schi`zein to split; akin to L. scindere Skr. chid, and prob. to E. shed, v.t. (which see); cf {Rescind}, {Schedule}, {Zest}.] 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 Set bounds to our passions by reason, to our errors by truth, and to our schisms by charity. --Eikon Basilike From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: schism n : division of a group into opposing factions; "another schism like that and they will wind up in bankruptcy" [syn: {split}] From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: Schism a separation, an alienation causing divisions among Christians, who ought to be united (1 Cor. 12:25).
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