schism
English Thesaurus
1. division of a group into opposing factions (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | division, |
| definition | : | the act or process of dividing (noun.act) |
2. the formal separation of a church into two churches or the withdrawal of one group over doctrinal differences (noun.event)
| instance hyponym | : | great schism, |
| definition | : | the period from 1378 to 1417 during which there were two papacies in the Roman Catholic Church, one in Rome and one in Avignon (noun.time) |
3. division of a group into opposing factions (noun.act)
| derivation | : | schismatic, schismatical, schismatic, schismatical, |
| definition | : | of or relating to or involved in or characteristic of schism (adj.pert) |
| derivation | : | schismatic, schismatical, schismatic, schismatical, |
| definition | : | of or relating to or involved in or characteristic of schism (adj.pert) |
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