schisme

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin schisma, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek σχίσμα (skhísma, “division”), from σχίζω (skhízō, “to split”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃism/ ~ /ʃizm/

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Noun

schisme m (plural schismes)

1. schism

   Near-synonym: scission

Related terms

• schismatique

Further reading

• “schisme”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012