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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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