Schism
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- | # A [[split]] or [[separation]] within a group or organization, typically caused by [[discord]]. | ||
- | # A formal division or split within a [[religious]] body. | ||
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In religion:
- Schism (religion), a division or a split.
- East-West Schism or The Great Schism, the split between the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church in the eleventh century
Etymology
From Old French cisme or scisme, from Ancient Greek σχίσμα (skhisma, “division”), from σχίζω (skhizō, “I split”).
See also
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