schism

WOTD – 28 April 2007    

English

Etymology

From Old French cisme or scisme, from Ancient Greek σχίσμα (skhisma, “division”), from σχίζω (skhizō, “I split”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈskɪzəm/, /ˈsɪzəm/, /ˈʃɪzəm/

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Noun

Wikipedia ^enschism (plural schisms)

1. A split or separation within a group or organization, typically caused by discord.
2. (religion) A formal division or split within a religious body.
3. (Catholicism) 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.

Synonyms

• (split or separation): division, separation, split

Antonyms

• (split, division, separation): unity

Related terms

• schismatic

Translations

split, division, separation, discord

• Dutch: schisma (nl) f
• Greek: σχίσμα (el) (schísma) n
• Italian: scisma (it) m
• Polish: schizma (pl) f

• Serbo-Croatian: раскол (sh) (raskol) m
• Slovak: schizma (sk) f
• Spanish: cisma (es) m
• Swedish: schism (sv) c, splittring (sv) c

division within a religious body

• German: Schisma (de) n
• Greek: σχίσμα (el) (schísma) n
• Russian: схизма (ru) (sxizma) f

• Serbo-Croatian: раскол (sh) (raskol) m
• Spanish: cisma (es) m

split within Christianity

• German: Schisma (de) n
• Greek: σχίσμα (el) (schísma) n
• Portuguese: cisma (pt) f

• Russian: схизма (ru) (sxizma) f
• Serbo-Croatian: раскол (sh) (raskol) m
• Spanish: cisma (es) m

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• Esperanto: skismo