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- DictionarySchism/ˈs(k)izəm/
noun
- 1. a split or division between strongly opposed sections or parties, caused by differences in opinion or belief: "the widening schism between Church leaders and politicians"
noun
Division between people, usually belonging to an organization, movement, or religious denomination
A schism ( SIZ-əm,, SKIZ-əm or, less commonly, SHIZ-əm) is a division between people, usually belonging to an organization, movement, or religious denomination. The word is most frequently applied to a split in what had 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 or movement or, mo... Wikipedia