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Definition of: schism
(siz′əm) noun
1. A division of a church into factions.
2. The offense of causing division in a church or a religious community.
3. An ecclesiastical body separated from a larger or older body, as from an established church.
4. The act of dividing, or the state of being divided; division. See synonyms under SECT. [<OF cisme, scisme <LL schisma <Gk., a split <schizein split]
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