OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 9797

schism

/ˈskɪzəm/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
cisma
A split or separation within a group or organization, typically caused by discord.
But Harry, in his civilian suit, was also a reminder of the schism between the traditional and the modern in the royal family that can’t be drowned out by pageantry.
Despite personal schisms and differences in spiritual experience, there is a very coherent theology of Snape shared between the wives. To examine this manifestation of religious fa…
cisma
A formal division or split within a religious body.
The schism between Sunnis and Shias happened quite early in Islamic history.
cisma
a split within Christianity whereby a group no longer recognizes the Bishop of Rome as the head of the Church, but shares essentially the same beliefs with the Church of Rome. In other words, a political split without the introduction of heresy.
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