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Definition 1: division of a group into opposing factions - [noun denoting act]

Samples where schism or its synonyms are used according to this definition

  • another schism like that and they will wind up in bankruptcy

Synonyms for schism in the sense of this definition

(schism is a kind of ...) the act or process of dividing

Definition 2: the formal separation of a church into two churches or the withdrawal of one group over doctrinal differences - [noun denoting event]

(schism is a kind of ...) a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)

"they hoped to avoid a break in relations"

(... is an instance of schism) the period from 1378 to 1417 during which there were two papacies in the Roman Catholic Church, one in Rome and one in Avignon

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