Definition of Schism. Meaning of Schism. Synonyms of Schism

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Definition of Schism

Schism
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.

Meaning of Schism from wikipedia

- A schism (/ˈsɪzəm/ SIZ-əm, /ˈskɪzəm/, SKIZ-əm or, less commonly, /ˈʃɪzəm/ ****-əm) is a division between people, usually belonging to an organization,...
- The East–West Schism, also known as the Great Schism or the Schism of 1054, is the break of communion between the Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox...
- The Western Schism, also known as the Papal Schism, the Great Occidental Schism, the Schism of 1378, or the Great Schism (Latin: Magnum schisma occidentale...
- In Christianity, a schism occurs when a single religious body divides and becomes two separate religious bodies. The split can be violent or nonviolent...
- Look up Great Schism in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Great Schism may refer to: East–West Schism, between the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Roman...
- Schism may also refer to: List of schisms in Christianity Meletian schism (4th century), a split involving the Patriarch of Antioch Nestorian Schism (431)...
- Constantinople Acacian Schism, or Rome–Constantinople schism of 484 Photian Schism, or Rome–Constantinople schism of 863 East–West Schism, Great Schism, or (Rome–Constantinople)...
- Wikiquote has quotations related to Schism (song). "Schism" is a song by American rock band Tool. It was the first single and music video from their third...
- The Acacian schism, between the Eastern and Western Christian Churches, lasted 35 years, from 484 to 519. It resulted from a drift in the leaders of Eastern...
- The Nestorian schism (a.d. 431–544) was a split between the Christian churches of S****anid Persia, which affiliated with Nestorius, and those that later...