meaning of schism
1. 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.
2. division of a group into opposing factions; "another schism like that and they will wind up in
">bankruptcy"
Related Words
schism | schisma | schismatic | schismatical | schismatically | schismatize | schismatized | schismatizing | schismless |
