Definition of Western schism. Meaning of Western schism. Synonyms of Western schism

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Definition of Western schism

Western schism
Greek schism (Eccl.), the separation of the Greek and Roman churches. Great schism, or Western schism (Eccl.) a schism in the Roman church in the latter part of the 14th century, on account of rival claimants to the papal throne. Schism act (Law), an act of the English Parliament requiring all teachers to conform to the Established Church, -- passed in 1714, repealed in 1719.

Meaning of Western schism from wikipedia

- 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...
- 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...
- previously been a single religious body, such as the Great East–West Schism or the Western Schism. It is also used of a split within a non-religious organization...
- College of Cardinals, separated into three groups to account for the Western Schism, which ended after the Council of Constance. The earliest attested reference...
- 1130 papal election (1130) Catharism schism (1147) Bosnian schism (1199) Waldensian schism (1215) Western Schism (1378) Bohemian Reformation (1415) The...
- December 1419) was Pisan antipope as John XXIII (1410–1415) during the Western Schism. The Catholic Church today regards him as an antipope in opposition...
- Catholic Church from 30 November 1406 to 4 July 1415. Reigning during the Western Schism, he was opposed by the Avignon claimant Benedict XIII and the Pisan...
- renunciation. Gregory XII (1406–1415) resigned in 1415 in order to end the Western Schism, which had reached the point where there were three claimants to the...
- Council of Pisa (1409) were reversed in 1963 in a reinterpretation of the Western Schism, extending Gregory XII's pontificate to 1415 and classifying rival claimants...
- Catholic Church, beginning in 1054 Western Schism, a split within the Catholic Church lasting from 1378 to 1417 Schism, a division between people, usually...